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I worked on the software for the attitude determination and control system (ADCS) for the MarCO spacecraft.

• NelsonMinar 8y ago
  Well congratulations! Was it fun? Is working on a cubesat radically different than other types of satellites, or do the control systems end up working more or less the same?
  • planteen 8y ago
    Not radically different. The company that did this work was staffed with engineers who had experience on larger spacecraft. The fundamental algorithms are the same. The difference is that everything is much smaller - less momentum, so less large reaction wheels, etc. The nice part is that you can use commercial parts, so you get access to much more modern electronics than old rad hard parts.