Backer Update – First AmbaSat-1 Satellite Kits Now Shipping!
A momentous occasion! We are very pleased to announce shipping of the first batch of AmbaSat-1 Satellite Kits. Thank you to all Sensor-01 backers who have already replied to last week’s email. For those of you who have indicated that you are happy to do a full self-assembly, we have begun shipping your kits out. […]
Backer Update – AmbaSat-1 Parts & Shipping
Exciting news for all our backers! Satellite parts have been arriving thick and fast this week from various different suppliers (see images below). We now have AmbaSat-1 mainboards, solarboards, all the sensor boards (YES!), transceiver chips, CH340 programmers and more! Sensor boards 01 (SHT30-DIS-F2.5KS), 02 (STS21) and 04 (OPT3001DNPT) have passed all tests with the […]
AmbaSat-1 & Teesside University – GPS Tracker
Today we met the team behind Teesside University’s Tu2Space project at Teesside University. Thank you everyone for your time today. It was a real pleasure to meet you all and also to demonstrate and discuss AmbaSat-1 Satellite GPS and its capabilities. The AmbaSat-1 Satellite with GPS sensor will be onboard the next Tu2Space launch, scheduled […]
LoRa Messages from Space with TTN
Yes, it does work! Where Fossat failed, the Lacuna setup most definitely worked! Well done to Andreas Spiess who has been working on getting a LoRa message through TTN. Check out his video below:
AmbaSat Forum Now Online!
By popular request, the AmbaSat Forum is reinstated and now up and running and can be found at: https://forum.ambasat.com/ Moderators wanted. Please PM on the forum for further details.
AmbaSat-1 Sensor Designs – GitHub
You can now freely download each of the AmbaSat-1 sensor designs from our GitHub page, linked below. These designs are in Eagle format and include both schematic and board. https://github.com/ambasat/AmbaSat-1/tree/master/Release/Eagle/Daughterboards
AmbaSat-1 Sensor Options
Every AmbaSat-1 comes supplied with gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer sensors. These sensors come in the form of a single integrated chip (IC) which is called the LSM9DS1. In addition to the LSM9DS1, when you select your AmbaSat kit, you get the option to choose which type of additional sensor you would like to fit onto […]
10k Connected Things Network Gateways!
There are now over 10000 LoRaWAN connected gateways around the world. This is a fantastic figure and great news for AmbaSat-1 which now has ten thousand listening ‘groundstations’ waiting to receive satellite data. https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/10k-connected-gateways
Happy New Year and OFFICIAL LAUNCH MANIFEST LISTING!
Hi, It’s our first day back in the office after the Christmas break and we wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and a fantastic welcome to the rocketing twenties! AMBASAT-1 ROCKET LAUNCH MANIFEST Our joint press release with Interorbital Systems is due very soon but we wanted to share the very exciting […]
Build-your-own mini satellite – Springwise Review
IoT experts AmbaSense created build-and-code kits for solar-powered Sprite satellites that can be purchased in various stages of completion. Personal mini space satellites open up new dimensions of exploration. Space is no longer available to only astronauts and entrepreneurs. The AmbaSat-1 IoT space satellite kit provides unlimited opportunities for individual space exploration. Created and built […]
