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Mission Description
The main motivation for the FloripaSat project development is primarily to educate students in space technologies and space system engineering. This motivation has several impacts:
- Complements the knowledge acquired in the classroom
- Generates technical expertise for those involved
- Capacitates the students for teamwork and leadership
- Stimulates the Brazilian Space Program
There are four mission objectives listed below.
The team shall design, build, integrate and test a satellite. The success criterion is: to deliver a functional satellite to the company responsible for the qualification tests and launching.
The cubesat shall communicate with the ground station. The success criterion is: establish a radio connection with the developed ground system and transmit telemetry.
The team shall develop the core modules used in the mission. The success criterion is: evaluate the functionality of the following modules in space:
- Onboard Computer module
- Energy Harvesting/Storage module
- Communication module
The cubesat shall operate a scientific or technology demonstration payload. The success criterion is: receive data from the payloads and relevant data from core modules.