02CDH
Command & Data Handling
Our CDH team is the brain of the mission. From executing ground commands to managing data flow between subsystems, we keep the satellite autonomous and mission-ready at all times.
01About CDH
On-board software architecture and data.
- 4Members
- 1Leader
- 5Responsibilities
- 5Engineering areas
02Video
InsideCDH.
A look inside Command & Data Handling: the people, the work, and their part of LISAT-01.

Video coming soon
03Team
The peoplebehind CDH.
4 people building Command & Data Handling.
Lucas CostaDepartment LeaderLEAer · Year 3 · IST
Gabriel LeitãoTeam MemberLEAer · Year 3 · IST
João OliveiraTeam MemberLEFT · Year 2 · IST
Rafael FreitasTeam MemberLEIC · Year 3 · IST
LISAT-01 · render04Spacecraft platform / CDH
Our part ofthe mission.
Command and Data Handling is responsible for the management and processing of all spacecraft commands and data.
The department designs, implements and operates the on-board computer system: communication between subsystems, execution of commands from the ground station, and data storage management.
The team makes sure the CubeSat operates autonomously, efficiently and securely throughout the mission.
On LISAT-01
Schedules AIS capture, stores decoded messages and hands them to Communications for downlink.
In the flight systemRuns the on-board computer, schedules capture and manages stored data.
Join CDH