This is a very exciting week in Saskatchewan. The first satellite ever made in the province has been completed and is scheduled for launch aboard a SpaceX rocket to the International Space Station on June 3, where it will be deployed into orbit.
This project was put together by the U of S Space Team at University of Saskatchewan, and Jerad spoke with one of the project managers, Arliss Sidloski. He asked her about details on the project, how the team feels knowing their hard work will be launched into orbit, and what this means for the future of aerospace science in the province.
U of S Space Team Website
U of S Space Team Instagram Page
Check out a photo gallery of the project below!
1. RADSAT-SK CubeSat Project Logo
2. Mission Patch
3. Rendering of CubeSat model in space
4. Students on the RADSAT-SK team
5. 8 of the 9 printed circuit boards (PCBs) that the satellite is composed of
6. Flatsat - the CubeSat is laid out in this form for easy access while testing
7. Frame panels laid out beside all 9 PCBs
8. CubeSat 'stack' - PCBs are connected together and held in place with metal rods
9. The order of the PCBs in the stack (missing antenna PCB at the very top)
10. CubeSat during a fit check with the frame
11. All wiring connected to the stack
12. Final assembly with solar panels on
13. Ground station
14. Team members that attended Integration in the lobby of CSA HQ
15. Integration - team picture with the president of the CSA
16. RADSAT-SK (left) and UKPIK-1 (right) in NRCSD