Payload Sub-systems
Every mission requires its own subsystems. In our endeavor to develop low cost payloads for astronomy, we are also developing in-house sub-systems that are space worthy and affordable.
Once developed and tested, the design and software of these systems will be released as open source so that the world wide space community may use these and customize as per their requirements. Community involvement also help in keeping these systems up to date and compatible with the industry requirements.
StarBerry Sense
StarBerry Sense is a star sensor based on Raspberry Pi. The prototype was built using commercial off-the-shelf components including a raspberry pi zero W and its CMOS sensor module. This instrument was successfully tested on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) on-board PSLV-C55 in April 2023.
MaceBerry Cam
MaceBerry Cam is a Raspberry Pi based all weather star camera for the Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) Telescope situated at IAO, Hanle. Derived from the StarBerry Sense, the primary functionality of this star camera is to provide the real time astronomical coordinates of the look direction.
PiCUP
Pi for Counting UV Photons (PiCUP) is a Raspberry Pi based readout for Intensified UV detectors. The prototype was built using commercial off-the-shelf components including a raspberry pi zero W and its NOIR camera module. A space qualified CMOS sensor may be used in the flight unit.
cubeOps
cubeOps is an STM-32 based low power on-board computer developed for cubesats and other small satellite missions. CubeOps can acquire and organize data from multiple sources and sensors. It uses the RTOS & mutex features to handle a sequence of tasks, with different priorities assigned to them.