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The following has the 4 sides of the second stage COTS bay.
The second stage COTS bay. COTS, or Commercial Off The Shelf, is just made up of the components essential to the rocket during competition which we mostly just purchase. This is done for redundancy and safe measures, and primarily will be used for tracking and retrieving the rocket after launch.
Side 1: Swift tracker antenna¶
Enter details about the swift antenna tracker including price and justification for the tracker, and link. Also mark it when it has been bought yet or not. if you decide to change this, please justify.
Side 2: Blue Jays + carrier board¶
Explain what the purpose of the blue jays are, why 3, and again justification for using them, price, and information on if purchased
For more information on the carrier board for these view: Blue jay carrier board
Side 3: Spot trace¶
Redudant GPS for finding the rocket afterwards. Include details, justification, purpose, spec, price. if you decide to change this, please justify.
Side 4: Screw switches carrier + battery outputs¶
4 1S 2Ah Li-Ion batteries, routed through screw switch carrier. Populate as we make progress