Within the scope of the laboratory, the design, integration, testing, and software processes for nine CubeSats with varying mission payloads, sizes and hardware configurations were completed; their access to orbit was successfully managed and in-orbit communications, attitude control, and mission operations were successfully executed.
RAFS
Within the scope of this project, TÜBİTAK UME developed an Rb-based atomic clock. ITU will facilitate the testing of this atomic clock in low Earth orbit (LEO); orbital studies are currently underway. Collaborations with both domestic and international institutions İS established for the development of the satellite. The project aims to secure space flight heritage for an atomic clock system capable of being used in the country’s indigenous GPS satellites.
Technical Specifications
Launch: July 7, 2026, SpaceX Transporter-17 Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
Mission: Providing precise time measurement for GPS systems
Payload: Rubidium Atomic Clock
Size: 6U
Mass: 24 kg
Orbit: 600 km
PAUSAT1
Pausat is a 16U-sized CubeSat focused on Earth observation and disaster management. Its mission is to capture high-resolution images of Earth. The project is owned by Pakistan Air University. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive CubeSats ever built.
The payload, SIMERA high-resolution camera, is a 12U unit that occupies the vast majority of the CubeSat.
Technical Specifications
Launch: January 14, 2025, SpaceX Transporter-12 Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
Mission: Earth Observation, Disaster Management
Payload: 1.5 m GSD, 8-band, high-resolution 12U camera
Size: 16U
Mass: 24 kg
Orbit: 500 km
Sharjahsat-1
ASELSAT
Aselsat is a 3U-sized CubeSat equipped with a high-resolution camera for Earth observation and imaging experiments. It has also been used to test indigenous satellite technologies in orbit.
Technical Specifications
Launch: January 25, 2021 (Launched via Falcon 9 Transporter-1)
Size: 3U
Mass: 4 kg
Payload: X-band transmitter, camera
Ground Sampling Distance (GSD): 30 m
Mission: Transmission of optical data via X-band transmitter; development and testing of indigenous subsystems
Ubakusat
Havelsat
Havelsat is a 2U CubeSat designed for satellite communication experiments. In addition to its primary mission of facilitating signal and data transmission, it serves as an educational platform for engineers and researchers.
Technical Specifications
Launch: May 16, 2017 (ISS, USA Nanoracks)
Size: 2U
Mass: 2 kg
Payload Capacity: mNLP, SDR
Mission: Atmospheric (Ionospheric) Science, sampling space electron density, system and subsystem development
Orbit: 410 km
BeEaglesat
TURKSAT-3USAT
ITÜpSAT1
