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So, what is a CANSAT?

What is a CANSAT?

Wikipedia explains it like:

ESA explains it like:

TL;DR: CANSAT = small computer (arduino) in a can that goes into a rocket to record cool data. E.G. how blue is the sky? how far up did we go?

Sebastiaan explains it like:

what do i need?

an arduino DUE

probably some screws

battery connector

a battery

lil power switch

deez nuts

tie wrappies

M-M, M-F, and F-F cables

temp and humidity sensor

GY-80 multi sensor (gyroscope, an accelerometer, a magnetometer, a barometer & temperature)

microSD connect

transciever

SD card

lil antenna

Software Defined Radio Receiver

thats a lot. are there alternatives?

yes, send a nokia in space.

or a cheap (Nokia) smartphone with the same capabilities

source: https://canduino.eu/index.php?id=shop

source: https://www.esa.int/Education/CanSat/What_is_a_CanSat

source: https://www.narom.no/undervisningsressurser/the-cansat-book/v3/