Team: Espaço^3
Mission: TejoOne
Objective
TejoOne aims to demonstrate the feasibility of detecting space debris smaller than 10 cm using a 1U CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The mission seeks to pave the way for identifying and cataloguing numerous and hazardous small debris that currently remain undetected.
Mission plan
Espaço ao Cubo is participating in the CubeSat Portugal contest, organised by the Portuguese Space Agency (Agência Espacial Portuguesa), which will facilitate a launch at the end of 2026 for the selected project.
TejoOne is designed to be launched into a 525 km orbit to detect space debris smaller than 10 cm using an adapted star tracker.
The images of the debris will be pre-processed onboard and transmitted to Earth for further analysis.
About the team
The “Espaço ao Cubo” team comprises 40 university students from Lisbon with diverse backgrounds, including various engineering disciplines, physics, design, and management.
Guiding these passionate students are renowned professors from the aerospace field, industry leaders such as Thales Portugal, Synopsis Planet, and the Força Aérea Portuguesa (the Portuguese Air Force).
How satsearch is being used in this mission
The Espaço ao Cubo team said that satsearch has been invaluable for searching potential vendors and partners for this mission.
The team has utilized the free request system to gain direct contact with suppliers, streamlining the procurement process.
We’d like to wish the best of luck to the Espaço ao Cubo team for the next steps with the TejoOne mission – you can stay up to date on their progress here on LinkedIn.
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