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Overview of Alainsat-1 Mission: A Remote Sensing Student Nanosatellite

  • Abdul Halim Jallad
  • , Adriano Camps
  • , Prashanth Marpu
  • , Mai Almazrouei
  • , Ahmed Ba-Layth
  • , Shamma Aleissaee
  • , Abdullah Alsalmani
  • , Mohamed Okasha
  • , Adrian Perez-Portero
  • , Amadeu Gonga
  • , Juan Ramos-Castro
  • , Shindi Oktaviani
  • , Edwar Edwar
  • , Yasir Abbas
  • , Mark Angelo Purio

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Abstract

AlainSat-1 is an educational and scientific nanosatellite project that was initiated in late 2019 by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) along with National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC) of UAE University in the frame of the 2nd Student Grand Challenge [1]. The project involves close collaboration between four international universities to design, build, test and launch a remote sensing CubeSat.The spacecraft is a 3U CubeSat that has a mass of around 4 Kgs. The spacecraft has an active 3-axis control system capable of attitude determination and control to less than one degree. Two communications systems will be used on-board: a UHF System and an S-Band System. The project has passed the Critical Design Review (CDR) stage and is currently in the assembly and integration phase. The satellite is currently planned for launch to a sun-synchronous orbit on-board a Falcon 9 rocket in the second quarter of 2024.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages241-244
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798350320107
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023 - Pasadena, United States
Duration: Jul 16 2023Jul 21 2023

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2023-July

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPasadena
Period7/16/237/21/23

Keywords

  • AlainSat-1
  • CubeSat
  • Remote sensing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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