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UPSat
The first open source satellite
A QB50 cubesat by Libre Space Foundation & University of Patras
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Successful deployment of UPSat

Successful deployment of UPSat

Eleftherios Kosmas2017-05-192017-05-203 Comments
UPSat, the first open source hardware and software satellite, was released in orbit by NanoRacks deployer from the International Space...
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UPSat the open source satellite in space

UPSat the open source satellite in space

Eleftherios Kosmas2017-04-20Leave a comment
  At April 18th 11:11 EDT at Cape Canaveral in Florida, an Atlas-V rocket launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to...
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UPSat with RBFs removed
UPSat with RBFs removed
RBFs still in place waiting for the neighbouring satellite
RBFs still in place waiting for the neighbouring satellite
UPSat RBFs completely removed
UPSat RBFs completely removed

UPSat is ready to launch!

Eleftherios Kosmas2016-11-281 Comment
On Tuesday 22nd of November our team in close collaboration with NanoRacks and Innovative Solutions In Space have successfully completed...
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UPSat – the first open source hardware and software satellite is delivered!

UPSat – the first open source hardware and software satellite is delivered!

Eleftherios Kosmas2016-09-012016-09-066 Comments
We are proud to announce the delivery of the first completely open source software and hardware satellite! A major step...
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Thermal vacuum testing

Thermal vacuum testing

Pierros Papadeas2016-07-231 Comment
UPSat has successfully completed all thermal-vacuum and bake out tests on the premises of the University of Patras. The TVAC...
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UPSat command and control

UPSat command and control

Pierros Papadeas2016-07-19Leave a comment
UPSat will be using SatNOGS network of ground stations for tracking and command&control operations through SatNOGS client. Below you can...
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Vibration campaign successful

Vibration campaign successful

Pierros Papadeas2016-06-272016-06-28Leave a comment
We are happy to announce that UPSat team has successfully completed the vibration campaign for the satellite. The tests were...
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FM Assembly ready

FM Assembly ready

Pierros Papadeas2016-06-012016-06-024 Comments
The UPSat team is happy to report that final Flight Model Assembly of our satellite is now ready for the...
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Final subsystem thermal inspection

Final subsystem thermal inspection

Pierros Papadeas2016-06-01Leave a comment
Just before the final FM assembly, we did an inspection of all subsystems with a thermal camera. All systems reported...
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UV inspection of conformal coating

UV inspection of conformal coating

Pierros Papadeas2016-05-20Leave a comment
Flight Model ready subsystems are inspected under UV light, checking the optimal application of the conformal coating
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