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Saturday, 23 July 2022 18:54

SAASST Holds General Lecture Titled "Cubesat Technologies"

Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology held a general lecture titled "Cubesat Technologies" on July 20th, 2022. The lecture, given by Ms. Maryam Alansaari, a research assistant at SAASST, spoke about how satellites came to be, the different kinds of satellites, and their many uses.

The lecturer then spoke about the various subsystems to make a satellite work, including structure, power, communication subsystems, and many more. In addition, the satellites must go through a series of tests before being launched to ensure that the satellite components will stay intact and not scatter in space. The satellites also have to go through a deployment method that requires astronauts to launch the satellites manually from the International Space Station or a rocket. Lastly, the lecturer encouraged the audience to take part in launching a CubeSat satellite to learn more about them.