ASTREO TEAM

ASTREO was founded as a university student team within the Department of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Trieste.

We focus on research, development, and everything that falls within the latest frontier of aerospace! It now counts over 20 people working in 6 different departments across multiple fields with one main goal.

We aim to tackle the challenge of orbital sustainability by combining hands-on research, innovative technologies, and accessible communication. Our projects range from debris detection satellites to AI-based prediction models, all driven by interdisciplinary collaboration and a passion for the future of space.

We are now developing a Cubesat standard satellite called KESSLER.

KESSLER is a nano satellite equipped with a miniaturized active radar implementing AESA technology to directly detect space debris with a dimension range between 1mm and 10 cm in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Its mission is to collect real-time data on the density and distribution of orbital debris, contributing to the study of the Kessler Syndrome and validating compact technologies for space situational awareness. With this mission we aim to analyze the distribution, dimensions and materials of orbital debris in order to create a previsional system to prevent satellites to impact with debris that are not detectable from earth's surface.