Mock Launch/Mock Mission

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1. Startup Mode
2. Diagnostic Mode
3. Main Operating Mode
4. End of Life.

Complete a full flight simulation including:

• Initial satellite deployment (without the antenna and magnetometer obviously)
• Commanding the satellite (over the air via the ground station or ground station stand in) with each of the commands expected to be used on the mission and the ones that aren’t
• Taking science data and returning it successfully to the ground station
• Maintaining constant power for at least 24 hours (possibly by plugging in the EPS, leaving the satellite outdoors to actually gather solar power is not advisable) to verify there aren’t any obvious overflow bugs that will crash the satellite’s OBC
• Do all of this in one power cycle without messing up

The “Mock Launch” includes phases one and two, while the “Mock Mission” handles phases 3 and phase 4.
"Mock" Mock Launch doc: https://iastate.box.com/s/rddq6s3dvz71jvbya0ji7c1ej28fyr68

Method: Using the “Mock” Mock launch plans, determine a list of tasks that need to be added to complete the full mock Launch. Complete those additional steps (mostly just communicating to the components of the satellite instead of just printing to the screen that you would) and then attempt the full Mock Launch, after that, you can begin to put together a plan for the Mock Mission, which should look similar.