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Flagship experience #2 · review pending

Find the pass. Plan the contact.

Know when the spacecraft is in view — and know what that still does not prove.

Software-only · M3-A modeled orbit · Reference scheduling

A modeled pass is geometry. It is not proof of signal reception or decoded data.

M3-G scheduling uses a separate declared teaching scenario. It is not derived from the Phase 1 modeled pass.

Tracked ≠ signal received ≠ data decoded. Manifest: implemented_locally_review_pending.

Current academic depth: Grades 9–10 — Calculate · Model · Compare · Test.

  1. 01Theory
  2. 02Mission Question
  3. 03Prediction
  4. 04Digital Twin
  5. 05Checkpoint
  6. 06Optional supervised Hardware/HIL
  7. 07Evidence
  8. 08Analysis
  9. 09Engineering Decision
  10. 10Teacher Review
  11. 11Home Follow-up

Theory

Define quantities, units, and the comparison you will calculate. Stage intent: geometry.

Mission question

When and where is a selected object observable/contactable in the current Orbit v2 / M3-A teaching environment?

Phase 1 — Find the modeled pass

Academic authority: MLX-07 only

Observation window

Evidence ladder

    Run a phase to load the ladder. L4 reception and L5 decode stay NOT MEASURED.

    Checkpoint

    Confirm the calculated difference against the mission criterion.

    Optional supervised Hardware/HIL

    Unavailable in this software-only experience. There is no SDR, transmit, or remote station control.

    Engineering decision

    Home follow-up

    Talk about why seeing a spacecraft path on a map is not the same as hearing a radio or reading a message. No live tracking or home radio is required.

    Teacher lens: add ?lens=teacher.