I am a young student based in Spain, I have always been passionate abour aerospace and most importantly hobby electronics and Arduino, I have carried out several projects of this kind such as DIY automated vaccum cleaners, Mobile phone controlled drones and more. I am experienced in 3D printing, Custom Drone manufacturing, Videography, Aviation and electrical engineering.I am currently working on a challening and helpful project to hopefully help move forward the aerospace sector for hobbyists alike. The idea is to create the cheapest possible and smallest satellite possible in order to reduce launch costs while still maintaining all necessary sensors to carry out the mission. The picosatellite is based on an atmega 328 thus it will be easily programmed by hobbyists.This project is still in its early stages of development and the PCB will require various modifications before its construction due to the complexity of the build.The form factor of the pico satellite is a single double sided PCB the components for this first version are only a proof of concept and are made to function on earth (Thus the low power radio transmitter). The components include:- 433mhz Transmitter- Atmega 328p AU- 2x 4v Silicon / Gallium Arsenide Solar cells- BMP 180 sensor- Triple axis magnetometer HMC 5883L- Voltage Step-Down / smoothing circuit- Passive magnets to align with earths magnetic field-AntennaThe satellite will hold solar cells on both sides in order to avoid issues with orientation regarding the sun. The satellite will most importantly tramsit in simple OOK coding or actual text to speech in order to allow all amateurs around earth to listen to its transmition.The picture above is a very basic draft still mising some of the features outlined above but the basic design idea is there.I would greatly Aprecciate if PCBway took the time to thoroughly consider this sponsorship and help advance the aerospace sector for the cummunity.Best Regards,Julian

A CanSat is a simulation of a real satellite, integrated within the volume and shape of a soft drink can. The challenge for the students is to fit all the major subsystems found in a satellite, such as power, sensors and a communication system, into this minimal volume.The CanSat is then launched by a rocket to an altitude of about one kilometer, or dropped from a platform or captive balloon. Then its mission begins. This involves carrying out a scientific experiment, achieving a safe landing, and analyzing the data collected.CanSats offer a unique opportunity for students to have a first practical experience of a real space project. They are responsible for all aspects: those sensors and sending it to the base station, situated on the ground.My team must build a CanSat and program it to accomplish a primary compulsory mission and a secondary one.The primary mission consists of measuring the following parameters and transmitting the following data as telemetry to the ground station at least one every second: · Air temperature – BME280 temperature and pressure sensor· Air pressure – BME280 temperature and pressure sensor The secondary mission of the CanSat must be selected by the team. We decided on the following: · Targeted landing using a parafoil – using Servo Motors for steering· Measure photosynthetic activity with a special camera filter – PTC06 Serial Camera + Infragram Filter· Gather GPS data (also helpful for targeted landing) – FONA 808 All the data will be transmitted using a LoRa (Long Range) RFM95W Transceiver.

The ProjectWe propose an RF-enhanced optical acquisition system for use in ground-to-satellite communication systems. This proposed system has potential to reduce the time to acquire a link and increase link availability. Thus far, a literature review, design work, and project planning has been completed, and the next phase will be to put the plan into action. This report serves to communicate the project status, results of planning and initial analysis, our revised approach, and a timeline to complete the study.As satellites produce and consume more data new communication techniques have been developed to accommodate these growing needs. Optical (laser) communication is the most logical solution to these increased requirements, prompting a number of missions to prove out optical communication capability. Unfortunately, optical communication between spacecraft and ground stations is difficult for a number of reasons. For one, the distances and orbital speeds involved in spacecraft orbits are large; for Low Earth Orbit ≤ 2000 km and around 7 km/s are typical. For these speeds, distances, and beamwidths the requirement to point a satellite towards a ground station becomes difficult, requiring gimbals with extreme positioning performance, around 0.05◦ and accurate feedback. Although optical communication provides additional benefits, RF communication will remain the standard with optical being used for high-volume and low-latency missions. Current optical link acquisition algorithms scan the pointing uncertainty region until a strong link is found, similar processes are used for RF communications. This process can be slow due to the narrow beamwidth of the optical beams. We propose enhancement by using the existing RF link to further close the pointing loop. This hybrid system would also increase link availability as light suffers high attenuation due to the atmosphere (clouds, rain), whereas RF can penetrate thick cloud layers. Prior work includes a number of techniques to improve link quality. Typically optical and RF acquisition will occur with some rough estimate of the spacecraft location through use of internal references. Using this internal reference the spacecraft will complete open-loop pointing, typically within 1.5◦ . After this initial pointing has finished the spacecraft will further decrease pointing error (Figure 1) in a closed-loop control system. Feedback for this closed-loop pointing varies, but some examples include received power (optical or RF) and Bit Error Rate (BER).The goal of this project is to demonstrate a closed-loop system pointing system using both optical and RF feedback. Prior work closed-loop feedback comprises of a photocell array. The photocells produce an electrical current as a response to incoming light. This electrical response is amplified and read by an onboard microcontroller which then steers the spacecraft to reduce pointing error. In addition, we will expand the tested range greatly. In prior work the tested distances are on the order of 1 m whereas our test bed will operate at a distance of 1-2 orders of magnitude greater. Prior work also utilizes fast-steering mirrors whereas our project will use inexpensive consumer grade stepper motors. Finally, our project will utilize existing RF hardware and develop a phased patch antenna array as initial feedback for pointing. We will develop our control system in Simulink and compile for use on a Beaglebone Single Board Computer (SBC).The BoardsOur project requires two PCBs: a photodiode amplification/sampling board and an RF patch antenna board.The photodiode amplification circuit comprises of a quad cell photodetector and transimpedance amplifier and filtering. The outputs of these amplifiers are fed into a 2 ksps 24 bit 4 channel ADC and are then read by our microcontroller to provide feedback. The microcontroller commands two stepper motors for motion: a linear stage and a single axis gimbal. The RF antenna board comprises of a stripline feed and SMT patch antenna. We provide communication over this 2.4 GHz RF link.Photodiode Amplification BoardRF Antenna Board

Hello, my name is Semiha. I am studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University. We are 6 students that participated in the TEKNOFEST & TURKSAT Model Satellite Competition. A lot of team from Turkey and other countries participates the competition which organized with TURKSAT and Turkish Technology Team Foundation. Last year, over 95 team and 500 students from best Universities of Turkey competed. Every year, the number of contestant teams are increases. We joined this competition in 2019 and 2020. First year we went to Ankara, Golbasi for the competition. We had a successful flight but we had economical problems so couldn’t do all the missions. We were one of the rare teams which could fly successfully. Also we joined this year CanSat model satellite competition. These competitions are very important experience for us. In addition these competitions made a great contribution to our development. In this way we became a very strong team. Therefore we decided to joined again this year for better degree in competition. TURKSAT Model Satellite Competition is a design-build-launch competition. It provides competitors with the opportunity to experience the process of a satellite system from design to commissioning. The TURKSAT Model Satellite Competition is planned to reflect a space / satellite project on a small we went to Ankara, Golbasi for the competition. We had a successful flight but we had economical problems so couldn’t do all the missions. We couldn’t buy some electronical parts, like spare of the sensors and communication module. We were one of the rare teams which could fly successfully. It covers all aspects of a space / satellite project, from design to production and post-mission review. Competition; It is designed to reflect various aspects of real systems, with features such as meeting telemetry and communication requirements, providing autonomous structure and developing a system that works interdisciplinary.

As METU Göksat Space Team we are planning to participate the 2021 Teknofest Model Satellite Competition held in Turkey.(https://www.teknofest.org/en/yarisma-detaylar-16.html)This project is a model satellite designed to have 2 components, which are payload and carrier.Carrier will protect the payload which contains the electronic and mechanical parts.In the course of the competition, the model satellite will reach between 500-700 meters and will be released.It will descend at the rate of 10-14 m/s until an altitude of 400m with a passive landing system.After 400 meters payload will detach from the carrier and complete the landing with a constant velocity between 8-10 m/s using an active landing system.Within this period payload will send a data-package comprised of sensor and telemetry data to the ground station while broadcasting a snapshot, and it will store the same information on itself.Also, a 1 MB video provided by TÜRKSAT will be sent to the satellite from the ground station. (Pictures show the printed circuit boards from the side and the top.)

About the teamOSCAR-QUBE is a multidisciplinary team of 15 students from Hasselt University (Belgium, Diepenbeek) that is currently developing a new generation of magnetic field sensors that works on the quantum principles. The students in the team take on challenges in fields of electronics and mechanical engineering, as well as software and physics aspects. For further information please refer to the links below:project OSCAR-QUBE Facebook pageOrbit Your Thesis! ESA Selection results The experimentQuantum technologies - The next frontier in technological advancement is not only quantum computing or encryption. Quantum sensing technologies enable the measurement of physical quantities using quantum properties of materials. This results in “digital” drift-free measurements. It enables the accurate measurement of external fields, with high sensitivity, across a broad frequency spectrum. Further development of this technology and the widespread use of quantum sensing will enrich both space and terrestrial applications, such as, for example, navigation, communication or healthcare, and might lead to new discoveries and space exploration. How does the sensor work? The core of the sensor consists of a single crystal diamond containing the Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers – paramagnetic point defects in a crystallographic lattice. Traditionally the NV center spin states are read optically. However, in their experiment, OSCAR-QUBE is using a photoelectric readout spin state method that allows for miniaturization of the device, which is beneficial for space applications. To make PDMR possible, electrodes and a microwave antenna are fabricated on top of the diamond surface. Green laser light is then shined on the diamond in between the electrodes to induce a photocurrent, followed by an applied resonant microwave frequency resonant with NV spin transitions. By observing the changes in the photoelectric signal, the team is able to determine the intensity and orientation of the external magnetic field. The aim of the projectOSCAR-QUBE’s mission is to measure the magnetic field in low Earth orbit (LEO) and evaluate and study contributing sources originating from i.e. Earth’s geodynamo, lithospheric movements, or mineral resource deposits. The characteristics of their device together with large geographical coverage of the ISS will allow the team to acquire a high resolution map of the magnetic field around the globe. Another potential source of a magnetic field is space weather events. Gaining insight into space weather can help mitigate its negative effects on not only onboard satellites but also electronic systems down on Earth. While pursuing these goals, they also aim to prove that their magnetic sensing technology can be used from inside the spacecraft. The sensor’s unique quantum properties can be utilized to decouple the sources located within the ISS by evaluating their characteristic temporal and spatial scales. This can yield technical benefits for future space missions by reducing mass and system complexity while eliminating the need for magnetometers outside the spacecraft. ElectronicsIn the following picture the electronics stack is showcased (the whole cube is 10x10x10 cm). It contains five four-layer PCBs. On the first layer of the stack we have the power board, which has the ethernet connections for communications and the power input, but also the reference ICs and the STM32 microcontroller used to control the whole stack. On the second layer we have the laser board, which has a 520 nm laser that shines the green laser on the nv-center of the diamond. The next layer on the stack is the science board, which contains the previously mentioned diamond sample, but also the microwave generator. The final board in the stack is the optical board, which detects the red light emitted by the diamond. Last but not least is the FPGA board, used to generate very precise and high-speed TTL signals for the stack as previously described.Final wordsWith the help of PCBWay we can create and further develop this awesome project. This will allow us to further strengthen the skills of the team members by developing new iterations of the project. This is a great opportunity for the team and for PCBWay to work together!https://www.esa.int/Education/Orbit_Your_Thesis/Meet_the_team_Team_OSCAR-QUBE

What is a Picoballoon?A Picoballoon is an ultralight stratospheric probe. It is very cheap (whole probe along with balloon and helium costs less than 50€), very light (weighs less than 10 grams) and has very low power consumption (about 1mA on average). It can measure a lot of data like temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed, height, location and UV radiation. It can then process and send this data over LoRaWAN. If the conditions are favorable, the balloon can fly for multiple weeks and for thousands of kilometers.You can look at a video of one of our Picoballoon launches below:Our TeamI was working on this project mostly alone from the year 2018. In the summer of 2019, I started collaborating with the Slovak Organisation for Space Activities where I got a lot of support both financially and intellectually. But I was still mostly working on my own. In the spring of 2020, I got into contact with the SFN Kassel from Germany. With their help, we are now starting to work with tens of students from all around the world (there are students from Slovakia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Cyprus and from the US). With help of all of these new people, we believe we can get more work done and all the students can learn a lot of new skills as well.Our part of the team from the SFN Kassel student research centerOur current circuit boardsOur current of the hardware is the version 8.3.0. The probe is composed of two main parts: the main PCB and the solar array. The main PCB is only 30x13mm large. It's the heart (and also brain, eyes and muscle) of the probe. It includes the MCU along with the LoRa transceiver, all the sensors, the GNSS receiver and the power management system. This all weighs only 1 gram. The solar array holds all the solar cells together with the supercapacitor. It weighs around 4 grams and is connected to the main PCB. Thanks to the solar power, the probe can function practically forever.Ferdinand 8.3.0 probe render - the solar array is on the top and the main PCB is connected to itFerdinand 8.2.0 probe before its launch - you can see the debug interface on the bottomOur future planIn the near future we want to work on a lot of different new features. We will have a lot of new people with new labs and equipment. Some of the things we want to do are improving the measurement capabilities of the probe (measuring new variables like gas concentrations), hive communication (large networks of hundreds of probes communicating with each other) and we consider even having the whole probe just as a thin sticker on the balloon (using a flex PCB and organic solar cells). We expect the size of the main PCB to decrease to half as we switch to BGA components and put them on both sides. For this reason we will need to use at least 4 layer PCBs. For experimenting with all the different components, we will need to create our own modules. We also want to create our own own programming adapters. In the future, we might also want to use flex or rigid-flex PCBs to further decrease the mass. For all of the tiny stuff we also need stencils.This is where the PCBWay sponsoring could be incredibly useful. The team needs fast turnaround times for manufacturing the prototypes in order to speed up the research and development process. We could also save a lot of finances, which very important for a student project like this. We hope that we are able to arrange some kind of sponsoring.Our website as well as our social media is currently under construction. Despite that, we already have some published stuff you can look at.Here is an Instructable for the very first Picoballoon we made: https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Picoballoon/Here is one of the many interviews I was on: https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22369036/15-year-old-researcher-slovakia-is-far-behind-other-countries-in-aerospace-research.html

UNSW’s BlueSat is dedicated toward launching Space Projects to push student innovation and research to pave the way to new graduates into the Space Industry.CubeSats are miniature Satellites that are paving the way for future research and space-oriented testing and progress. CubeSats offer a relatively cheap and affordable way of facilitating university research projects that to allow space to be more accessible than currently has been in the past. They are considerably lighter than traditional satellites thereby mitigating the costs of launch, and less cheaper to build and hence are revolutionary in that they can be launched in the shortest time-frame after conception.Our project, the power system of the UNSW BlueSat CubeSat is aimed at sustaining a Low Earth Satellite up in space for 6 months. Our sub-systems include:- The Battery Monitoring UnitDedicated to monitoring, logging and sending battery data back to the master computer- The Battery Charging UnitAimed optimally charging a designated battery to efficiently and quickly charge it via power sourced from solar panels whilst prolonging its lifespan- An Embedded Control Switch BoardReliably monitor and log the consumption of power by each system on the satellite and relay this information back to the master computer via Interrupts or master computer requests. Shut off a system instantly in the event of critical failure or when above a set value. Handle the start-up and shutdown of the satellite.- Voltage RegulationEfficiently step down the battery supply voltage to the standard 3.3V and 5V powerlines for the entire Satellite- A Maximum Power Point Tracking UnitOptimally extract power from the solar panels at different conditions to optimally charge the batteries when facing the Sun.We at UNSW’s BlueSat CubeSat wish to pioneer our own line of CubeSats to highlight to the world the importance of this emerging Space Industry.

Grizu-263 Space Team was established in Turkey in 2016 to work space and satellite studies. It was the second place in the world twice at CanSat Competition, first organized by the American Astronautical Society sponsored by NASA. It was once the fourth place in the world. Once TEKNOFEST also held in Turkey Turksat Satellite Competition model we have achieved Turkey Champions. Pocketqube satellite project, one of the smallest satellite standards in the world, has been started with the experiences obtained from this competition. Grizu-263A | PocketQube Satellite Project A Pocketqube. Mission analysis of the ADCS system operating status and the efficiency of the power system with data from the IMU sensor. We anticipate that amateurs can work on receiving telemetry data and sending telecoms over this satellite and analyzing doppler effects in this regard. Planning a SpaceX Rideshare launch with Falcon 9 from Cape Canaravel into a 500/600km SSO in December 2020. Our satellite consists of 4 subsystems. These are EPS, COMM, OBC and PMAC.OBC subsystems On-Board Computer Subsystem(OBS) is the system where all satellite subsystems are controlled. Thanks to the pressure, temperature and inertial sensors inside, it provides us to obtain information about the motion and environment of the Space Station. The Electrical Power Subsystem(EPS) has the authority to power off or powercycling the OBC subsystem.EPS subsystems The Electric Power Subsystem(EPS) generates the generation, storage, control, regulation and distribution of the electrical power required for the Space Station. In case of unstable operation of other subsystems and no response from subsystems, it undertakes tasks such as power off and powercycling subsystems.COMM subsystems The COMM subsystem transmits telemetry data generated by OBC to the ground station. It also provides the commands coming from the ground station to the space station to be processed and sent to the OBC subsystem. Because of reason to in the case of an error in the OBC subsystem, If the communication between the COMM subsystem with the OBC subsystem to be fails, the COMM subsystem generates an error code and informs the EPS subsystem.PMAC subsystems Passive magnetic stabilization is a technique used to stabilize small satellites using a combination of strong permanent magnets and hysteresis material. This technique aligns an axis of the spacecraft with the field lines of the Earth magnetic field to allow the satellite to stabilize. After Grizu-263 satellites launched into space to look at the world of satellite antennas it will be aligned with the Earth's magnetic field. Hysteresis rods, angular velocity and will be used for damping oscillations of the satellite.Our Social Media Accounts and Web SiteWebsite: https://grizu263.beun.edu.trTwitter: https://twitter.com/grizu263Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grizu263/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grizu263/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/grizu263

Gadjah Mada Aerospace Team is a registered community in Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia focused and committed in developing Indonesia Aerospace. Equipped with potential from different disciplines, GMAT has participated and won aerospace related competitions.In 2020, GMAT will compete in CanSat Competition, a competition that challenged both undergraduate and postgraduate students on designing can sized satellite. This competition enable students to directly involved with end to end life cycle of a complex engineering project, from conceptual design, through integration and test, actual operation of the system and concluding with a post mission summary and debrief. By joining this competition that will be held in Virginia, USA. GMAT reflects aerospace community from top notch university that constantly seek challenges in this field to find out our own benchmark.2019 is our team first year participating in the final phase of US CanSat Competition in Stephenville, Texas. As Indonesia national flag carrier, we managed to achieve 11th rank worldwide.

Manchester CanSat ProjectFigure 1: AAS Team 2018/19 in TexasProject Areas of ActivityFigure 2: Manchester CanSat Project’s Internal Structure and Activity AreasThe CanSatThe term CanSat stands for “can-sized satellite”, typically launched in sounding rockets. CanSat Competitions around the globe attempt to simulate the life-cycle of a real industry project, from the early initial design stages to the post-flight review. Manchester CanSat Project will focus on the design and build of CanSats.The AAS US CanSat CompetitionThe AAS US CanSat Competition Team consists of a combination of ten undergraduate and graduate students. Each member must go through a selection process to assess them both academically and personally. The core goal of this team is to enter the 2020 AAS US CanSat competition which is held annually in the USA. Full details of the competition can be found in Appendix A. WorkshopsThe second activity area of the Project is primarily aimed at developing the technical, interpersonal and practical skills, as well as the general employability of junior members through weekly, educational workshops. These workshops are aimed at STEM students at the University of Manchester, offering students the chance to work in a team towards the end goal of building a fully functional CanSat (which can be later launched at the UK CanSat Competition). The workshops also give students the chance to discover and practice topics that they wouldn’t otherwise be taught in their course. Such topics, which apply directly to the design of a CanSat-type system, including: Embedded Programming (C++), Computer Aided Design (SolidWorks), FDM 3D printing, Soldering and Electronic Circuit Prototyping. This year we also intend to add a new topic, PCB design. This will help develop yet another real world skill for participants. The curriculum of these workshops have been developed to provide easy, introductory exercises for beginners and also challenging problems for people with prior experience.We are expecting approximately 50 students to attend from a range of degrees including Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics and EEE associated degrees. The UK CanSat Competition The MCP founded the first ever UK CanSat Competition in 2018 aimed at UK university students, and the 2019 edition was held on the 14th of April at Midlands Rocketry Club. A total of eight teams attended the finals; three teams from the University of Manchester, two teams from Imperial College London, two teams from the University of Bristol, and one team from the University of Warwick. As in 2019, the competition proved to be very successful and all teams performed exceptionally well, and judges were impressed by the level of expertise demonstrated by students.On the back of this success, we are aiming to provide a larger scale competition this year, with stricter guidelines and further objectives. It will also include multiple deliverables, namely the Design Review Document, the Flight Readiness Review, Launch Operations, and the Post Flight Review, which are similar to what the AAS Team counterparts must complete. We are anticipating the Competition to expand to see 10 to 15 teams in the 2020 UK CanSat Competition. Each team will be provided with the templates for the Design Review Document and the Post Flight Review Document, and the Mission Guide, which outlines all requirements and guidelines for the Competition. They will also be provided with access to all of MCP’s workshop content, including YouTube videos with explanations of MCP Workshops content and the Design Review Document.For the coming years, the UK Open competition will mirror the US counterpart as a competition in itself, with the hopes that it will eventually attract the sponsors required to send the top UK team to the US. It is also expected that we will be able to move forward to a European Competition, rather than just the UK within 5 years. Outreach EffortsManchester CanSat Project plans to participate in the University of Manchester Freshers’ Fair, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Freshers’ Fair and the School of MACE Student Experience Fair.Manchester CanSat Project also plans to take part in various Open Days at the School of MACE for prospective A-Level students looking to explore the “challenges, opportunities and rewards of academic and social life at The University of Manchester”. At these Open Days, the students and parents are able to interact with both past and present MCP team members and gain an insight into what extracurricular activities the School of MACE has to offer.This year, MCP has the aim of further expanding their outreach activities in collaboration with the ESA’s ESERO York branch with the European CanSat Competition aimed at students aged 14 to 20. Similar to last year, MCP will continue to help out by providing constructive feedback and support to participating schools across the UK with their deliverables, and at the regional events. The Project is also planning to visit schools in the North-West region to encourage participation in the Competition, and to encourage students to become more involved in space-related projects. Project Goals and ObjectivesMCP aims to provide a platform for enthusiastic STEM students from the University of Manchester to develop their spacecraft engineering skills, alongside their soft skills such as communication and collaboration. Engineering courses in the UK are built to be general and do not allow students with opportunities to specialise, due to accreditation specifications. The CanSat project will enable students to specialise and consequently make them more competitive graduates.The MCP goals are as below:To compete in the 2020 AAS US CanSat CompetitionFinish in top five overall.Enhance the skills of team members by pushing their academic and teamwork abilities to the limit.Demonstrate the high-calibre of The University of Manchester’s students on an international stage.Demonstrate the high-calibre of UK-based engineering students on an international stage.To run the workshops within the University of ManchesterIntroduce students to a practical space related project, through CanSat design.Attract more students at the core of the project, as well as increase and broaden the outreach of the weekly workshops.Develop an efficient transition model, by permitting the exchange of retiring US team members with the most talented and committed members of the UK teams.To expand and manage the UK CanSat Competition Attract more than ten teams to join the competition.Create more opportunities for UK students to get involved in space-related projects.Give students a platform to develop essential industry skills.Outreach ActivitiesIntroduce students aged 14 to 20 to space-related projects and develop their enthusiasm for the space industry.Continue our partnership with ESERO York to provide help to regional High School students taking part in the High School ESA CanSat Competition.Continue to host Open Day events to entice prospective students to join the space engineering field and participate in activities and projects relating to space.Organise and participate in Freshers’ Week events to showcase what extracurricular activities the university has to offer, and to encourage new students to develop skills outside of their degree. Achievements 2018/19Placed 10th at the AAS US CanSat Competition: MCP achieved a score of 95.5 % after the Preliminary Design Review presentation - placing us in the finals, 99 % for our Critical Design Review presentation, 100 % for our Flight Readiness Review, and 10th overall in the finals that took place in Stephenville, Texas.Placed 1st at the UK CanSat Competition: MCP succeeded in organising the second UK CanSat Competition, where eight teams representing four different universities gathered to launch their CanSats. One of the teams representing the University of Manchester performed exceedingly well, producing deliverables of great quality and achieving 1st place with a score of 90.6 %.Delivered a year’s worth of Workshops for STEM Students at the University of Manchester: From the beginning of the academic year, students from the University of Manchester could also attend the MCP Workshops that led to building functional CanSats at the end of the year. At the beginning of the year, 48 students took part in our first workshop and were subsequently gathered into 6 teams, from which 3 groups ultimately launched their CanSats. 30-40 people consistently attended workshops.Expanded outreach activities: In collaboration with ESERO York, we have been active in helping out with ESERO’s CanSat Competition for students aged 14-20, including reviewing deliverables and assisting with judging at the nationals that took place in York.Social MediaMCP has expanded our influence across social media platforms with the aim of keeping our sponsors and followers up-to-date with our activities. This has been achieved by providing regular updates on our Facebook page and posting pictures on our Instagram. Furthermore, the MCP website is now fully up-to-date with all of our content available. The website also contains application forms for both the UK CanSat Competition and the US Team for the next academic year. It is hoped that this can provide more information for individuals wishing to follow and/or apply to our activities.Important Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UoM.MCPInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/manchestercansatproject/Website: https://manchestercansatproject.com/AppendicesAppendix A – AAS US Competition Brief and RequirementsThe AAS US CanSat competition is an annual competition held in USA. This year the venue is changing from Texas to Virginia. The 2020 mission is to design a CanSat that deploys a delta wing glider. The Cansat shall be launched to an altitude ranging 670 meters to 725 meters above the launch site and deployed near apogee (peak altitude). Once the CanSat is deployed from the rocket, the CanSat shall descend using a parachute at a descent rate of 20 m/s. At 450 meters, the container shall release the science payload. The science payload shall glide in a circular pattern with a radius of 250 meters collecting sensor data for one minute and remain above 100 meters after being released. Afterwards, the glider shall deploy a parachute to cause the glider to stop gliding.For more information, please visit the AAS CanSat website: http://cansatcompetition.com/mission.html

Open Source Satellite LoRa RecieverThe project consists in creating an open source and easy to use LoRa SX1278 powered ground station in order to expand access to LoRa IoT telecommunication for students worldwide. The unit includes a 2.2" TFT LCD, an SD card reader, an integrated FTDI chip and a rotary encoder / button interface. This simple but intuitive design will allow the reception of LoRa packets using a standard SMA antenna and will be shown on a clear 2.2" display.Our goal is to democratize access to in-orbit IoT telecommunications, for students and individuals worldwide.Fossa Systems stands for Free Open source Software and Aerospace, thus all our designs are free to use an available online.We thank PCB way for giving us the opportunity to use these services.The Fossa Team.

Project OverviewAs part of the last year of our engineering studies, we undertake a major multidisciplinaryproject regrouping students from different backgrounds of expertise (mechanical,electrical, computer science and more). This is a long term project and it will be continued by many other students until the end of 2022. Our team selected a project related to the aerospace field. We are designing and developing a CubeSat to carry out our quantum payload. This will include the design of the payload, the telecommunication system, the power system, and much more.Electrical and computer engineering teamMechanical engineering teamThe nanosatelliteThe CubeSat have to manage the power, attitude and communication. It will manage the power delivers to the payload that will be deployed once in orbit.The payload of the nanosatellite is a quantum magnetometer. A prototype version of the magnetometer got designed by a team at the Université de Sherbrooke. Now, a new prototype is completely redesigned in order to meet the different requirements of the satellite and space standards. The circuit has to respect the size, weight and power requirements. In fact, the nanosatellite size is 10x10x20cm and it must include all the satellite components.Electronic circuit boardsMain payload boardThe magnetometer is embedded with a FPGA in order to synchronize all the components. The main payload board packages most of the components of the magnetometer which include a MPPC photodiode, HV regulator and a microwave generator.Laser boardThe laser has to be on top of the photodiode in order to light it correctly. This way, a second board has to be designed with the laser and its own local power supply.Power supply boardThere will be one PCB for the Power Supply Unit (PSU) of the satellite which will include several temperature and current sensors, a microcontroller, MPPT ICs, DC-DC Converters and switches. This PCB will also control the batteries and solar panels.Words to PCBWAYPCB Way is well known in the province of Quebec and we look forward for a partnership with our school project. All the students that will be part of the project until 2022 will know a reliable company for the PCB design.Contact informationsYou can join us and learn more about our project by many ways! We have a Facebook page and twitter account showing all recent events about the QMSat project. We also have a website (www.qmsat.ca) and an email address QMSat@usherbrooke.ca to learn more about QMSat.

We are a young team of international engineers and developers working on an open source 5x5x5cm pocketqube satellite able to be be programmed from earth.We have always been passionate about the aerospace sector and are hoping to allow students from all over the world to have access to flight hardware in orbit, opening space participation to the masses.Our project, as the name implies, is based on a "Free open source software" mentality, allowing anyone to participatein the project. Details:The project is based on the arduino ecosystem, therefore being based on an Atmega 328P AU & and an ATMEGA 1284. The satellite's system are divided in the following parts:Power system: Based on an SPV1040 MPPT IC, it will regulate power from the deployable solar cells and charge the battery.Beacon: The beacon will transmit basic information & identification about the satellite.Arduino Paylod: a programmable payload from earth with a variety of sensors.Transmitter: The satellite will use a LoRa SX1278 in order to allow anyone to decode the satellite's information with a 20$ LoRa module and an Arduino.Solar Panels: Our satellite will be the first 1P pocketqube to use deployable solar cells.The image above is one of the 5 PCB's that will be housed inside the structure of the satellite, a total of 12 exterior PCB's will be needed for housing the solar cells. We kindly request your collaboration in this project for the funding of these various boards and systems.Kind Regards,The FossaSat Team

### DESCRIPTION ( Introduce yourserlf and your project)I'm student in Antalya Anatolian High School.I'm 17 years old. I'm robotics and physics lover. I joined variable robotics competitions on my country before. I wrote my project for Tubitak research competition. I designed pcb parts for small satellite. My satellite will able to take photos , get sensor datas and send us.### TECHNICAL DETAILS (With project photos)This system have 2 arm core to need programming. System consist ;Batttery control boardsolar cell board, sd card board , main board, camera interface board , camera board. And i will program to like that code blocks### Words to PCBWayi need pcb's for prototyping my project. After prototyping project will to be exhibited:)

### DESCRIPTION ( Introduce yourself and your project)Our project consists in a tiny satellite equipped with a devoted land device to extract it from orbit and bring it back to Earth in a safe, straight, and controlled way at the end of its duty.CubeSats sure have changed our perception concerning about satellites, thanks to them, space research has changed like never before. A CubeSat is a 1-kilogram 10x10x10cm satellite, just like a lunchbox, they also are stackable so you can produce larger ones. Project Eagle-18 is a 3U CubeSat (three times longer). In 2012 the chief cost of building one was at $50.000, we aim onto making them affordable and the most important fact, reusable.### TECHNICAL DETAILS (With project photos)For the project, we need 10 printed circuit boards and the following list indicates the required components and modules:Antenna Module - x2, 2 Layer, 89mm x 89mmAttitude Determination Module - x2, 4 Layer, 89mm x 89mmPayload Module 1 - x2, 2 Layer, 89mm x 89mmPayload Module 2 - x2, 2 Layer, 28 mm x 44mmSolar Panel x4 - 2 Layer, 320mm x 82mmPower Control Module - x2, 6 Layer, 89 mm x 89mmOn-Board Computer Module - x2, 4 Layer, 89mm x 89mm### Words to PCBWayThank you for considering our project and we would be very happy to be sponsored by PCBWay to help us succeed.