What is this DevSat?

Go here for basic satellite subsystem and architecture info

• DevSat is a 1U satellite that we will be designing FULLY in-house from the ground up
  • We will be making all our own PCBs (below is an example of what boards we might want to include)
  • Together, all the boards will cover the following subsystems that all satellites have

Why DevSat

• We want to make our own satellites right? Well, as of right now, we’ve only ever been participating in satellite development by watching others do it and learning from them (maybe participating a bit as well). The opportunities to come are a bit higher stakes and to prepare for working on that and to gain more knowledge as a club we decided to pursue designing a satellite from the ground up with in-house designing for subsystems and no consequences for failure!

  TLDR:

  • it's cool!
  • it's educational!
  • it's zero risk!
  • it’s fun!
  • it’s a single project that all our teams can work on together to make something…(have I said this yet>>>?) cool!

TimeLine for DevSat

Ideally, this takes < 3 semesters total but we will be busy with Pleiades Atlas and our Terahertz Comms satellites. The NEST DevSat is supposed to be member-driven, so the timeline is at least largely up to you all! This is what we think is realistic and good to aim for, however!