Join LISAT

Applications closed

Build somethingthat actuallygoes to space.

From engineering and operations to design and partnerships, LISAT-01 is designed, built and tested by students.

Join the team
A LISAT member facing a ground-station antenna at MEO’s Satellite Operations Center

The experience

A real mission, with everything that comes with it.

  1. LISAT members working on the satellite around a long table
    01

    Build.

    Working sessions on LISAT-01, subsystem by subsystem.

  2. The team at their laptops following the jury’s questions
    02

    Defend.

    The Critical Design Review, in front of a jury.

    The story
  3. A LISAT member in a Lisbon’s New Satellite shirt at SmallSat Europe
    03

    Represent.

    SmallSat Europe 2026, at RAI Amsterdam.

    The story
  4. A LISAT member at an operations console during the Thales Portugal visit
    04

    Learn.

    Inside industry, with partners such as Thales Portugal.

    The story

One mission.Different waysto build it.

From spacecraft engineering to the work that makes the mission possible.

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Who we’re looking for

Curious.Committed.Ready to learn.

No space experience needed. Most of the team is at Instituto Superior Técnico, with members from FCUL and ISEG too.

Applications closed

Your next projectcould be in orbit.

Selection is in progress. We usually open a new cycle each semester. Send us a note and we will tell you when the next one starts.

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Last cycle
18 February to 6 March
Process
2–3 weeks
Mode
Hybrid in Lisbon, with async work
The LISAT team together at the CubeSat Portugal bootcamp

LISAT · CubeSat Portugal bootcamp

Questions? geral@lisat.space