EduCube: The 1U Educational CubeSat

Abstract

The 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities (SSEA), Budapest, Hungary, 11-13 April 2018EduCube is a 1U Cubesat developed specifically for educational purposes. It is used in a hands-on training laboratory for Masters students to allow them to gain familiarity with the satellite subsystems found in a Cubesat. The students work in groups, following a set of exercises and also devising their own experiments. EduCube was designed and built in-house and is largely compliant with the Cal Poly standard.Irish Research CouncilParameter Spac