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S.P.I.C.A

Current Status: Active, Development Phase
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Mission

S.P.I.C.A. (Superior Performance Integrated Controller Avionics) is the RIT Launch Initiative's custom flight computer with the ability to measure altitude, temperature, pressure, pitch, roll, yaw, and acceleration. It is also responsible for deployment of parachutes and data-logging. The board is expected to be flown in the IREC 2021 rocket, Blackout.

 S.P.I.C.A. Board Specifications

Microcontroller: STM32F103RGTx
Altimeter 1: MS5607
Altimeter 2: MPL3115A2
Magnetometer: LSM9DS1
High-G Accelerometer: H3LIS100DLTR
GPS: Adafruit Ultimate GPS
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S.P.I.C.A. Software

View our project on GitHub
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Contact

launchinitiative@rit.edu
RIT Launch Initiative
The Construct, INS 73-4190
73 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623

Meetings & Events

Events Calendar

All Team Meeting:
Saturday - 11 p.m.
Institute Hall (INS) 73-1180

 
  • Home
  • About
  • Subteams
    • IREC
    • Avionics
    • Propulsion
    • Space Race
  • Projects
    • Project Archive >
      • Water Bearer
      • Odysseus Project
      • Hybrid Rocket Engine
      • Third Time's The Charm
      • Aethera
      • L1 Program
      • Space Force
      • XSpace
      • Icarus
      • H-1 Liquid Rocket Engine
    • Blackout
    • HLR-Engine-A
    • RL-36 Liquid Engine
    • S.P.I.C.A.
    • Ground Station
    • Space Race >
      • Dragonfly-44
      • Prometheus
  • References
    • Wiki
    • Publications
    • Trainings
  • Sponsors
    • JLCPCB