Lachesis CubeSat

Team Members

Matthew Thomas

Tori Busch

Dan Dillon

Rubianne Garcia

Mission Summary

To design a CubeSat-Class satellite whose purpose is to expose a Triboluminescent (TL) material to high dose radiation, record the TL material’s visual reaction, and provide the University of Louisiana-Lafayette with the collected progressive visual data for further analysis.

    Primary visual representation-Argus 1000 Infrared Spectrometer readings

    Secondary visual representation-pictures from NanoCam C1U

Mission Overview

Lifetime- Half life of TL material is estimated to be one year, therefore a 2 year minimum mission lifetime is a reasonable timeframe to accomplish the mission goal.

Deorbit- In accordance with NASA’s 25 year required deorbit time, specified in the NASA-STD-8719.14A document.

System Size- TL material is sensitive to contact and therefore a more spacious 3U unit has been designated, over 1U or 2U configurations.

System Mass- Maximum system mass of 4kg defined by Revision 12 of the CubeSat Design Specification document issued by California Polytechnic State University’s CubeSat Program, the current authority on CubeSat mission launch integration.

Flight Unit Development Deadline- In order to have the largest launch window opportunity, the Flight Unit must be ready by Summer of 2015.

Launch Progress

The Lachesis team is currently is the process of applying for the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. This would guarantee the Lachesis CubeSat to be launched in the coming years.

Power Summary

Active Thermal Control System