A word of caution

Abstract

The Miniature Student Satellite project, MIST, is a 3U Cubesat project carried out by the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in which students perform system level design, integration, test and operations. The nadir-pointing satellite carries five experiment from KTH and industry some of which aim at demonstrating new space science instruments (Xray detectors) or electronics technologies (single event upset detection and SiC circuits). MSc students work for academic credits for up to two semesters or work on their theses in the project. The team leader is a senior manager from space industry. The sponsoring professor is former ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang, now professor of spaceflight technology at KTH. The project started in 2015 and is approaching the final phases of system level functional and environmental testing. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Abbreviation Description ABF Apply Before Flight connector ADCS Attitude Determination and Control System AFSK Audio Frequency-Shift Keying AntS The ISIS deployable antenna system. BOL Beginning of life BPSK Binary Phase-Shift Keying COTS Commercial Off-The-Shelf CSKB Cubesat Kit Bus EOL End of life EPS Electrical Power System FDIR Fault Detection Isolation and Recovery HDRM Hold Down and Release Mechanism for the solar panels IC Inter-Integrated Circuit, serial computer bus. IARU International Amateur Radio Union ICD Interface Control Document iMTQ ISIS Magnetorquer/magnetometer subsystem ISIS Innovative Solutions in Space B.V., the subsystem supplier for MIST. KTH Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, i.e The Royal Institute of Technology LNA Low-Noise Amplifier