CubeSat@AerospaceNU

The Team:

Spaceframe

Spaceframe is responsible for the design, construction and testing of the external frame of the satellite. This includes antenna mounting, external separation mechanism, solar panel deployment and radiation proofing.

Lead: Logan Cuthill
Matthew O’ Rourke, Ethan Fisk, Tyler Meadows, Anya Anya

Systems / Communications

Systems and communications is responsible for all software onboard the satellite. They handle the encoding and decoding of cross-link signals, data storage and downlink to earth and command uplink and processing from earth to the satellite.

Lead: Brian Hulbert
Emily Dolan, John Kerr, David Wasserman, Aiden Benjamin, Yechan Na, Krish Gopalani

Electrical

The electrical team handles all internal wiring, computing charge and discharge cycles as well as battery selection for the satellite.

Lead: Jack Hester
Eric Concannon, Matthew Egg, Matthew Geisel, Aryak Kalaskar, Ethan Shan

Internal Mechanics

As the name suggests, internal mechanics is responsible for everything inside the frame such as: component placement and mounting, internal separation mechanism, cable routing and more.

Lead: Alexander Chiommino
Rebecca DeBoard, Peter Di Natale, Isabella Morizio, Matthew Egg, Logan Bader, Priyam Modi

Flight Operations

Flight operations deals with the physics behind the planned orbit and de-orbit programs for our satellite. They are responsible for keeping the satellite within the planned orbital bounds after the satellite has split.

Lead: Aaron Muldrew
Mya Karinchak, Jennifer Field, Hannah Radell

Media and External Affairs

MEA handles all external communication with payload partners, sponsors, suppliers, and the university. They also keep track of the project finances and project management system.

Lead: Julianne Blackman

Simulations / Data

Physical testing on the satellite is expensive and risky. In order to have the highest confidence that our satellites will pass the physical tests, simulations will test our components in adverse conditions using the MGHPCC supercomputer. This group is also responsible for data collection from all on-ground physical tests.

Lead: Angelika Bouley
Graham Mather, Jordan Hoffman

Ground Operations

Ground operations handles the planning, deployment and maintenance of our ground station. This station is the primary station of contact and tracking for our satellites.

Lead: Helena Calatrava