Course Contents The course covers the engineering of small satellites. The concept and definition of micro-, nano-, pico-, and femto-satellites is
introduced along with the past, present, and future of small satellites in general. The course comprises seven to eight lectures,
partly from professionals in the space industry. The lectures are intended to familiarise the students with current industry trends
and state-of the art research in small satellite engineering. The lectures vary each year and potential lecture topics include
communications, AOCS, onboard computer, distributed space systems, miniaturised payloads, small satellite missions and
applications, etc.
Study Goals The course will enable students to design and engineer small satellite missions. The high-level learning objectives of the course
are:
The students shall be able to
explain key aspects of small satellite missions
explain and describe elements in the architecture of a spacecraft mission
discuss in detail at least one element in the architecture of a spacecraft mission
present and defend their design of an element in the architecture of a spacecraft mission
show familiarity with current trends in space industry and small satellite research
