We’ve been busy preparing for the test campaign of the UoS3 over the summer. To help with this task and realise our educational mission at the same time, we were working with two interns, Denisa and Ben. They have just finished the second year of their undergraduate courses at the University of Southampton. Denisa studies […]
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Antenna Deployment Test Video
The antenna is a crucial component of the satellite to get the measurement data from the satellite down to the Earth. In order to work, the antennas need to deploy from their compact launch arrangement into the operational state. This antenna deployment is an important step and that is why we test it as much […]
CubeSat Pictures
For the occassion of the University of Southampton Open Day, we had a photo shooting with the satellite. Here is one of the resulting beauties:
European Workshop on Microelectronics Education 2016
We had the pleasure to present a paper at the European Workshop on Microelectronics Education. It gives an overview of how to run large, multidisciplinary projects, such as UoS3, in a university environment. In short, it isn’t easy. However, the audience agreed that this sort of projects are crucial to educate good engineers for the future. What […]
1st Symposium on Space Educational Activities
We presented our work on the UoS3 at the 1st Symposium on Space Educational Activities. It was a workshop that brought together leading European institutions that provide education in the field of Space Engineering. As such, it provided a great opportunity to exchange experiences both regarding cubesat design, manufacture and operations, as well as how […]
Designing the power subsystem
One group of our electronics students from the ECS department at the University is designing the power subsystem of UoS3. The subsystem comprises of all the components that will gather the energy from the solar panels, deliver it to the loads at the voltage they need, and store the excess in the batteries to be […]
Successful Antenna Deployment Test
David Shao, who is one of our volunteers, performed successful antenna deployment tests with the same hardware and mechanism as is destined for use in space. The antenna is held by a nylon wire which is then burned using a resistor (notice the smoke). The antenna is freed under its own tension. Well done […]
