Engineering studySPiN spacecraft
A closer look at the supplied assembly.
Your mission equipment
The instrument or experiment the spacecraft is built to carry.
Systems in this spacecraft
Your mission equipment. The instrument or experiment the spacecraft is built to carry.
Solar arrays. Convert sunlight into electrical power for the spacecraft and its equipment.
S-band antenna. Connects the spacecraft to the ground by radio.
Orientation sensors. Use the stars, Sun and Earth to determine which way the spacecraft is facing.
The structure. Holds the spacecraft and its payload together.