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Things are gearing up for StellarXplorers Season 12. New content will be added over the next few months. A new tutorial for Installing and Licensing STK 13.0 is now available.

Information on StellarXplorers Program: StellarXplorers

For questions: Tight beam coordinates (email) InyalowdaSAT@gmail.com

10 Sep - New Playlist for STK 13.0

Support materials for Team Directors/Technical Mentors for StellarXplorers Season 12 NOW AVAILABLE.

We are using STK 13.0 Premium for this season.

10 Feb - New Prep Video

A preparation video for teams competing in the Semi-Finals round is now available.

A lesson on Solar Panels, Power Systems, and Recharging Batteries is now available.

Coming Soon:

Lessons on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
A second scenario for QR2 B Series
A scenario for QR2 C Series (power systems)

13 Nov - New Lessons

Lessons for ISAT QR2B Series now available - highly recommended for the PR2 & QR2 round preparations. (audio of lessons was distorted, sorry)

Also lessons on various effective techniques for solving QR2 style scenarios are now available on a new support page. (audio of lessons was distorted, sorry)

12 Nov - New Scenario

Scenario 2b1 - Eyes On Earth is now available. Students will need to secure data from one target to another. The use of Spreadsheets and CSVs is highly recommended for a good solution

STLX11 - QR1 Prep

Video that covers StellarXplorers suggestions for Season 11 QR1 prep. The recommendations include:

Retrieving Access Times (likely with sensors)
Determining Range between Objects (the distance between objects)
Understanding Positions and UTCG
Connecting Orbital Periods and Apogee/Perigee

24 Oct - Qualifier Round 1 Prep

Access Times skills: Basic Video or Detailed Video (at 11:00)
Accessing Range information: Detailed Video (at 18:00)
Position vs UTCG: See stickied post or Detailed Lesson
Relating Period & Apogee/Perigee: Lesson Here

23 Oct - New Lessons

Video Lessons introducing the idea of Multilateration (method for positioning systems) and related activity are now available.

20 Oct - New Lessons

Video Lessons for the QR1 D Series are now available.

19 Oct - New Scenario

ISAT 1D2 Jovian Jaunt is now live.

Students practice controlling durations of contacts between friendly/hostile satellites while interacting with moving targets. This scenario requires the Planetary Data Supplement.

18 Oct - New Lessons

Video Lessons for the QR1 C Series are now available.

Many lessons on the basics for Sheets Skills are also now available.

06 Oct - New Scenario

ISAT 1D1 Pilot Radio is now live.

Students practice controlling durations of contacts with a hostile location.

22 Sept - New Lessons

Video Lessons for the QR1 B Series are now available

19 Sept - STK Installation Videos

A series of videos to help install and activate STK for use by Team Directors in the current season of StellarXplorers is available.

18 Sept - New Scenario

ISAT 1C3 Penguin Peekaboo is now live

Students practice using multiple sensors to get the best imaging of a target possible.

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