Hello everyone! I read in the news about the MARSCO cubesats that will be on a flyby mission to Mars. This encouraged me to make a CubeSat mod.. Now, a Cubesat mod has already been developed, although a little outdated..
This mod will provide me with a yardstick to measure my mod's growth.
I am yet to come up with a complete list of all the parts that I will be making and including in the mod, but some parts like probe cores and LFO engines are a must..I plan to add more parts in the future as the mod progresses.
(I don't know Blender and Unity, but I am going to nosedive into the world of modding anyways~)
First of all, here's a LFOtank + Engine that I made~ (Its only a rough model in solidworks right now)
The enclosure in which the tank is stored is 20x20x20 cm in dimensions, although if it seems impractical, I will increase the size. I am yet to understand how practical this setup will be, but hey! Atleast I am doing something! Right? Umm..Right?
EDIT: I have decided the preliminary part list for the mod. This is not exhaustive, and I will add more parts according to your suggestions!
Probe core: (20cmX20cmX5cm)
Fuel tanks: Monoprop, solid fuel, xenon, LFO (One tank, with configurable resources)(20cmx20cmx10cm)
Control: Flywheel box.
Payload: 1U dispensor, 2U dispensor, 3U dispensor
Structural: 1U (20x20x20cm) chassis, 2U(20x20x40cm) and 3U(20x20x60cm) chassis, Circular plate to hold cubesat dispensor.
Engines: Hall effect Thruster, monoprop engines, LFO thruster, Plasma thruster
Electricity: 1U,2U,3U static solar panel, 2U/3U deployable solar panels, RTG, Battery(20x20x7.5cm)
Comms: Needle Antenna, Umbrella antenna
Science: Camera, resource scanner(?)
If you have suggestion regarding parts, then free feel to tell me!