====== pNav2 - Pico Satellite GPS Receiver ======
==== Features ====
* GPS L1 C/A navigation receiver for CubeSats
* Small size and low mass, compatible with 1U CubeSats
* Low power consumption
* Radiation-tolerant design for long-term operation in LEO
* 15 tracking channels
* DSP-assisted fast satellite acquisition
* Dead reckoning during GPS signal outages
* Customizable data protocols
* Extended NMEA protocol
* Easy-to-process binary protocol
* ECEF position and velocity vectors
* Easy-to-integrate antenna kit
* Development kit available
* Evaluation software
* Engineering Model and Flight Model licenses
* Flight heritage
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* Easy to integrate GPS L1 Antenna
* Patch antenna
* Antenna Cap
* LNA
* Test panel
* Small dimensions
* Low power consumption
* No special knowledge for integration
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====== pNav2 Design Requirements ======
==== Original pNav L1 Design Requirements ====
* The CubeSat navigation receiver should be as simple as possible.
* It should integrate all necessary functions for navigation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
* It should be compatible with a 1U CubeSat platform, i.e., power consumption should be a fraction of the power budget of 1U satellite. The receiver should be small and light.
* The applied signal and measurement processing algorithms should be simple and very robust.
==== + New Design Requirements ====
* Rapid cold start and satellite reacquisition
* Continuous positioning of rotating, unstabilized 1U CubeSats
* Easy integration into the satellite