Research Article

Experiences with the GPS in Unstabilized CubeSat

Table 2

piNAV output messages.

MessageNameMain content

$GPGGAGlobal positioning system fix dataUTC, position and high in LLH, no. of tracked satellites, HDOP
$GPRMCRecommended minimum sentence CUTC, LLH position and high, ground speed and course
$GPVTGTrack made good and ground speedCourse and ground speed
$GPGSVSatellites in viewAzimuth and elevation of GPS satellites and signal-to-noise ratio
$PSLSPLEO satellite positionGPS time and week, position in ECEF, no. of sat. used for PVT, PDOP
$PSLSVLEO satellite velocityGPS time and week, velocity vector in ECEF, no. of sat. used for PVT, PDOP
$PSLSSReceiver statusPower line voltage, current, antenna current, receiver temperature