01Departments
The teamsbehind the mission.
9 engineering and operational teams, each owning a subsystem or a function of LISAT-01, and each answerable to everyone else’s requirements.
09 departments
01
Attitude Determination & Control System
Keeps the AIS antenna pointed at the ocean and the satellite stable enough for a usable downlink.
- Control theory
- Orbital mechanics
- MATLAB
02
Command & Data Handling
Schedules AIS capture, stores decoded messages and hands them to Communications for downlink.
- Embedded C
- RTOS
- Flight software
03
Communications Systems
Closes the link between the spacecraft and the ground stations that receive LISAT-01 telemetry and AIS data.
- RF engineering
- Antenna design
- Link budgets
04
Hardware
Builds and integrates the AIS receiver chain and the physical hardware that carries it.
- Electronics
- AIT
- Reliability
05
Power Systems
Keeps the spacecraft alive through eclipse and supplies the payload during AIS capture windows.
- Power electronics
- Batteries
- Photovoltaics
06
Structures & Thermal Control
Holds every subsystem inside a 10 × 10 × 10 cm envelope and keeps it within its temperature limits.
- CAD
- FEA
- Thermal analysis
07
HR & Logistics
Makes sure the people and the parts are in the right place at the right time.
- People operations
- Finance
- Grants
08
Marketing & Sponsors
Funds the hardware and tells the story of the mission to partners, students and press.
- Communication
- Partnerships
- Design
09
Research & Development
Feeds lessons from LISAT-01 into what the team builds next.
- Mission analysis
- Research
- Concept design
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