The AAU-Cubesat Student Satellite Project: Architectural Overview and Lessons Learned

Autor: Kasper Z. Østergard, Tor Viscor, Dennis Vinther, Lars Alminde, Morten Bisgaard
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: IFAC Proceedings Volumes. 37:949-954
ISSN: 1474-6670
Popis: In September 2001 Aalborg university started the AAU-cubesat projectthat reached its climax when the student built satellite was launched into space on the 30th of June 2003 on top of a former Russian ICBM. AAU-cubesat was among the first five satellites to be launched that are built within the cubesat concept that prescribes a satellite with dimensions 10x10x10cm and mass one kilogram. This paper will describe the overall architecture of the AAU-cubesat in order to show what a pico-satellite can be and demonstrate all the fields of engineering which must come together to built a student satellite like the AAU-cubesat. Results from the operation phase will be stated, and recommendations on further work on pico-satellite designs will be given. In addition as the project has been carried through by students, the educational value of the project will be adressed as well.
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