Lead
Lucas Costa
Department Leader
LEAer · Year 3 · IST
All departments
C&DH
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.
On LISAT-01
Schedules AIS capture, stores decoded messages and hands them to Communications for downlink.
What we do
Inside the department
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.
Engineering areas
- Embedded C
- RTOS
- Flight software
- Data management
- Verification
Key responsibilities
On-board computer selection and integration
Flight software architecture
Inter-subsystem communication buses
Telecommand execution and telemetry generation
Data storage and memory management
People
4 people in C&DH
Department leader
Team members
João Oliveira
HW Implementation & Performance Testing
LEFT · Year 2 · IST
Rafael Freitas
HW Implementation & Algorithms
LEIC · Year 3 · IST
Joining this department
What new members work on
Typical first tasks
- Flight software support
- Interface testing
- Data handling and verification
Useful to have
- Embedded C
- Software
- Testing
Join us
Want to work on C&DH?
Applications open once or twice a year. Tell us what you want to build and we will let you know when the next cycle starts.