General configuration and internal disposition of equipment in a satellite for collecting environmental data

The general configuration of an experimental satellite for reception and retransmission to the Earth of environmental data is described. The data originates from small automatic Earth stations equipped with sensors and capable of operating in remote locations. The interrelationships among the equipment blocks constituting the satellite and between these and the outside medium, which were used in the search for an adequate disposition for the equipment blocks are presented. The proposed internal and external disposition for the blocks is presented in drawings. Some mechanical quantities (position of the center of mass, moments of inertia) resulting from the mass distribution inherent to the chosen configuration, are calculated.