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August 22 launcher prototype finished 
September test prototype, revise design drawings 
October 5 begin launcher EM manufacture 
November 15 deliver launcher EM 
Nov -Dec test EM, revise design drawings 
December 20 launcher design freeze 
January 1 start flight launcher manufacture 
February 1 deliver flight launcher 
March flight environmental testing 
May 1 OPAL flight delivery 
September 1 Launch at VAFB 
 

Announcements 

Subsystem Discussion 

Picosat Launcher Engineering Model -- Jeff 

• Order rect. and Belleville springs
• Order and/or fabricate latch cables
• Fabrication quote and production  ~ $2500, 2-3 week lead time
• Instrumentation - bread board model by the end of the week, test for use.  Richard Anderson - those IR sensors are used for bar code reading, should be fine
• Actuators - Delivery next week on Wed. or Thurs.

Launch Interface -- David 

• Actuator redesign (replace frangi bolt with NEA actuator)

Use two cup-cones with oversize holes to get the right fit
• Minor modifications to fit OPAL and JAWSAT
• Shake interface with OPAL vertically to verify higher g loads and vertical orientation
• Structural analysis - Eric to analyze the interface web loads and deflection

Structure -- Santiago 

• Shake structure:
• Design mass boxes, and decide how to attach them use the same inserts as the actual boxes
• Find all needed materials to make structure: inserts, epoxy, fasteners.  can get about 50 donated probably to continue work; would need ~170 to completely redo structure
• Assemble shake structure
• Shake assembled shake structure -- David
• Static loads test 
• Flight structure:
• TBD after completion of shake structure

Testing -- David and Andy 

• Secure contacts and reestablish relationship with Loral, Lockheed Martin, Ames left messages at Lockheed, Twiggs working with Deskin, Loral holding a spot for 2nd week of Nov. (cost ~$2000)
• Launcher EM testing
• Interface verification testing 
• OPAL structure verification testing
• Testing procedures David received test procedure from Loral, working to write up for us then run it by people at Loral and Lockheed

JAWSAT and Orbital Sciences Corp. -- Jeff 

• Interface Control Document updates
• Computational mass model
• Finite element model -- completed, send updates
• Integration meeting at OSC, JAWSAT CDR & PIWG Oct. 29 at Weber St.
• Battery trickle charger through ASU

Miscellaneous 

• Schedule updates - need to get schedule updates to Jeff for inclusion in general schedule
• e-mail reminders for each meeting