The satellite is manufactured in accordance with the mission goals of cost and accessibility. A team of students will construct EQUiSat in its entirety to meet all project requirements as well as the technical specifications detailed by CubeSat. See us in the shop here.
Requirements
- Encourage collaborative education among an all-student manufacturing team
- Utilize processes commonly accessible to the informed public
- Minimize cost by minimizing pre-built component use (e.g Pumpkin, Clydespace)
Specifications
- Student built from scratch
- No use of an EDM or other precision tools
- Design to avoid tolerance stack up and maintain simplicity
- Reduces weight to allow for a large reflector
- Detailed production instructions to be available to DIY community
