Space Systems Research Lab

Saint Louis University

University Nanosat Program (UN-6)	Cubesat Launch Initiative
SSRL is participating in the UN-6 Competition, which will end in January 2011. The lab has also applied to enter the UN-7 Competition starting in January 2011. University Nanosat is a 2-year national competition among 11 selected schools, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The team that wins the University Nanosat Competition gets to have their spacecraft launched by AFRL! This year's entry is COPPER, which stands for Close Orbit Propellant Plume and Elemental Recognition. The idea of this mission is to use an infrared (IR) imaging device to image propellant plumes and use those images to characterize spacecraft. Infrared also has the advantage of potentially being able to image secondary heat characteristics of a spacecraft, such as detecting radio communication activity. The COPPER mission also is testing the use of new IR technology never before flown in space. COPPER consists of two spacecraft, which together are 3U in size. 1U is a CubeSat unit meaning a volume of 10x10x10cm. The 3U COPPER satellite will separate into a 1U imaging system satellite (COPPER - Cube) and a 2U propellant system spacecraft (COPPER - Tube). For interest in the University Nanosat Program, please contact either: Principal Investigator Dr. Michael Swartwout: mswartwo@slu.edu Project Manager Maria Barna: mbarna@slu.edu University Nanosat Meetings will be held in MDH 2110 on Wednesday starting at 4:00pm. All are welcome to attend!	This is an open competition for satellites of up to 3U, 1U being 10x10x10cm to be launched into space by NASA. Parks has two AE senior design teams both participating in this competition. Both teams are open to new members of any major. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED! COPPER - Cube - Study the use of infrared technology in low Earth orbit for taking infrared images of propulsion system plumes as well as Earth's atmospheric and oceanic conditions. (Designed for both the CubeSat Launch Initiative and/or as a subsystem to COPPER for the University Nanosat Competition.) Mr. Leo - Launch a minimalistic 1U CubeSat using streamlined system integration for the collection of passive data in Low Earth Orbit

University Nanosat Program (UN-6)

Cubesat Launch Initiative

SSRL is participating in the UN-6 Competition, which will end in January 2011. The lab has also applied to enter the UN-7 Competition starting in January 2011. University Nanosat is a 2-year national competition among 11 selected schools, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The team that wins the University Nanosat Competition gets to have their spacecraft launched by AFRL!

This year's entry is COPPER, which stands for Close Orbit Propellant Plume and Elemental Recognition. The idea of this mission is to use an infrared (IR) imaging device to image propellant plumes and use those images to characterize spacecraft. Infrared also has the advantage of potentially being able to image secondary heat characteristics of a spacecraft, such as detecting radio communication activity. The COPPER mission also is testing the use of new IR technology never before flown in space.

COPPER consists of two spacecraft, which together are 3U in size. 1U is a CubeSat unit meaning a volume of 10x10x10cm. The 3U COPPER satellite will separate into a 1U imaging system satellite (COPPER - Cube) and a 2U propellant system spacecraft (COPPER - Tube).

For interest in the University Nanosat Program, please contact either:

Principal Investigator

Dr. Michael Swartwout: mswartwo@slu.edu

Project Manager

Maria Barna: mbarna@slu.edu

University Nanosat Meetings will be held in MDH 2110 on Wednesday starting at 4:00pm. All are welcome to attend!

This is an open competition for satellites of up to 3U, 1U being 10x10x10cm to be launched into space by NASA. Parks has two AE senior design teams both participating in this competition.

Both teams are open to new members of any major. NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

COPPER - Cube - Study the use of infrared technology in low Earth orbit for taking infrared images of propulsion system plumes as well as Earth's atmospheric and oceanic conditions. (Designed for both the CubeSat Launch Initiative and/or as a subsystem to COPPER for the University Nanosat Competition.)

Mr. Leo - Launch a minimalistic 1U CubeSat using streamlined system integration for the collection of passive data in Low Earth Orbit