SYS.ONBOARDING // CURATED READER PATHWAYS

Start Here: Choose Your Engineering Track

With 46 encyclopedia specifications, 20 worked technical notes, 4 published research monographs, and 19 interactive solvers, use these four structured pathways to jump directly to the tools and analyses that match your mission.

PATH.01 // STUDENT & UNIVERSITY SATELLITE TEAM

Building Your First 1P PocketQube or 1U CubeSat

A step-by-step sequence from mechanical envelope selection and preliminary sizing to frequency coordination and preliminary design review (PDR).

  1. 1. Understand 1P PocketQube Power & 5 cm Scaling LawsNOTE
  2. 2. Compare PocketQube Standard vs. CubeSat CDSLAB
  3. 3. Run the End-to-End Mission Wizard & Export PDRPDR
  4. 4. Verify 5-Year Post-Mission Deorbit ComplianceORBIT
  5. 5. Close Your UHF / LoRa Downlink BudgetRF
  6. 6. File ITU API/CR & IARU Amateur Spectrum CoordinationLAW

PATH.02 // SPACECRAFT SYSTEMS & HARDWARE ENGINEER

Subsystems, Orbital Metallurgy, PMAC & Deployment Mechanics

Deep-tech design references for backplate alloys, leadless solder fatigue, magnetic hysteresis cleanliness, and non-pyrotechnic NiTi antennas.

  1. 1. Read Monograph SQ-R-003: Non-Pyrotechnic NiTi Antenna DeploymentSQ-R-003
  2. 2. Read Monograph SQ-R-002: Spacecraft Materials at the 5 cm ScaleSQ-R-002
  3. 3. Simulate Two-Orbit Thermal Swings & Engelmaier Solder LifeTHERMAL
  4. 4. Size PMAC Magnets & HyMu-80 Hysteresis Rods (Aharoni Model)ADCS
  5. 5. Check Outgassing (ASTM E595) & Atomic Oxygen RecessionMATERIALS
  6. 6. Download Parametric 1P/1U STEP, DXF & KiCad PCB TemplatesCAD

PATH.03 // ASTRODYNAMICS & AEROSPACE RESEARCHER

Monographs, Verified Physics Solvers & Reproducible Datasets

Full-text analytical monographs, Solar Cycle 25 orbital decay reconstructions, and CC BY 4.0 / CC BY-SA 4.0 datasets.

  1. 1. Read Monograph SQ-R-004: Materials-Initiated Failures & Screening GapsSQ-R-004
  2. 2. Inspect Physics Model Verification & Analytical BenchmarksVERIFY
  3. 3. Download the 2013–2026 PocketQube Launch Census (CSV/JSON)DATA
  4. 4. Explore the 143-Satellite Mission DatabaseCATALOG
  5. 5. Review Orbital Decay & Lifetime of PocketQubes and CubeSatsORBIT
  6. 6. Export Master Bibliography (BibTeX / RIS / APA 7)CITE

PATH.04 // AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR & CURIOUS READER

Tracking Live Satellites, Receiving Telemetry & Exploring Anatomy

Visual and interactive entry points for satellite tracking, pass/Doppler prediction, and picosatellite heritage.

  1. 1. Explore the Interactive 1P/1U Exploded Satellite Anatomy3D STACK
  2. 2. Track PocketQubes & CubeSats Live in 2D/3D (SGP4)LIVE
  3. 3. Predict Ground Station Passes & UHF Doppler CurvesPASS
  4. 4. Inspect Beacon Frames in the Flight Heritage & Signal MuseumTELEMETRY
  5. 5. Compare 25 Countries + ESA/QB50 in the Global Nations AtlasATLAS
  6. 6. Start the 12-Module Self-Paced Engineering CurriculumCOURSE