csdc brochure tri-fold v2 2009-10

The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge Design it. Build it. Launch it! Are you up to the Challenge? What Is It? The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) is a Canada-wide competition to design and build a small satellite, approximately 10 kg in mass. The satellites will include one or more payload instruments which can conduct scientific research for their university. Satellites will undergo full launch and space environment qualification testing. One or more winning satellites will be identified as candidates for launch into orbit. The competition begins in September, 2010, and will run for two academic years. The winner(s) will be announced in May, 2012. Who Can Participate? The Challenge is open to teams of undergraduate students from universities and technical colleges. Several Canadian space companies are participating by providing their experience and expertise to teams. The CSDC is also seeking donors and sponsors to help enable the programme to achieve all of its goals, and companies which manufacture suitable components for the satellites. Please contact us for more information. Structure & Schedule The CSDC is modelled after other university-level engineering design competitions (e.g., space elevator, solar car, super-mileage car). In the first year, students will learn about satellite sub-systems and design , and begin initial concepts of their satellites. Teams will progress through an iterative design process as in a real spacecraft programme. Following a final design review, teams will proceed with assembly, integration, and functional testing of their sub-system components and assembled satellite. Satellites which are fully functional and compliant with all requirements of the Challenge will undergo launch and space environment qualification testing. One or more winning satellites will be identified as candidates for launch into orbit. Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Orientation with Teams Environmental Testing Critical Design Reviews Build and Test Winner(s)!! Launch? Academic Year 1 (2010/11) Academic Year 2 (2011/12) Spacecraft Design Course offered Preliminary Design Reviews

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The

CanadianSatelliteDesign

Challenge

Design it.

Build it.

Launch it!

Are you up to the Challenge?

What Is It?The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge(CSDC) is a Canada-wide competition todesign and build a small satellite,

approximately 10 kg in mass.The satellites will include one or morepayload instruments which can conductscientific research for their university.

Satellites will undergo full launch andspace environment qualification testing.One or more winning satellites will be

identified as candidates for launch intoorbit.

The competition begins in September,2010, and will run for two academic years.The winner(s) will be announced in May,2012.

Who Can Participate?The Challenge is open to teams ofundergraduate students from universitiesand technical colleges.

Several Canadian space companies are

participating by providing their experienceand expertise to teams.

The CSDC is also seeking donors andsponsors to help enable the programmeto achieve all of its goals, and companieswhich manufacture suitable componentsfor the satellites. Please contact us for

more information.

Structure & Schedule

The CSDC is modelled after otheruniversity-level engineering designcompetitions (e.g., space elevator, solarcar, super-mileage car).

In the first year, students will learn aboutsatellite sub-systems and design, and

begin initial concepts of their satellites.Teams will progress through an iterativedesign process as in a real spacecraftprogramme.

Following a final design review, teams willproceed with assembly, integration, andfunctional testing of their sub-system

components and assembled satellite.Satellites which are fully functional andcompliant with all requirements of theChallenge will undergo launch and spaceenvironment qualification testing.

One or more winning satellites will beidentified as candidates for launch into

orbit.

Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Orientation

with

Teams

EnvironmentalTesting

CriticalDesign

Reviews BuildandTest

Winner(s)!!

Launch?

Academic Year 1 (2010/11) Academic Year 2 (2011/12)