| Name | SME-SAT (SMESAT) |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 3U |
| Status | cancelled |
| Entity name | University of Surrey |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | UK |
| Partners | Astrium, SensorNor Technologies, Theon, Hellenic Space System, SystematIC Design, SSBV Space & Ground Segments, MPB Communications, The Laboratory for Electromagnetic Innovations (LEMI), ISISpace |
| Oneliner |
Demonstrate CubeSat platform technologies. |
| Description |
The primary purpose of this spacecraft is a technology demonstrator. Each SME in the consortium will be responsible for contributing a particular spacecraft subsystem. These systems/subsystems will be integrated into a nanosatellite forming SME-SAT and allow Small to Medium Enterprises to space qualify and characterise their technologies in the environment of space. The particular payloads that will be demonstrated in this project include: High precision ADCS (Surrey), Nano-Control Moment Gyros for agility (Surrey), Gyros (Sensonor), Accelerometers (Sensonor/Theon), Star sensor (ISIS), Failure Detection, Isolation and Recovery (HSS), Power system (SystematIC design, NL), Structures (MPB), Magnetometer (LEMI), GPS (SSBV). |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
