Highly Elliptical Polar Constellation for Auroral Transport Studies (HEPCATS)
The HEPCATS project will collaborate with DigitalGlobe and the CU Space Weather Center to design and implement a prototype of a 6U CubeSat capable of capturing, identifying, and filtering images of the auroras as well as collecting magnetic field data and downlinking the deliverables to a simulated ground station.
Sponsor: Neal Anderson (DigitalGlobe) & Tom Berger (CU Space Weather Center)
Faculty Advisor: Donna Gerren
Project Manager: Hailee Baughn
Team Members: Alexander Baughman, Colin Brown, Jordan Lerner, Christopher Peercy, Valerie Lesser, Vishranth Siva, Matthew Skogen, Braden Solt, Benjamin Spencer, Colin Sullivan, Kian Tanner
Project Files:
- Project Definition Document (PDD)
- Conceptual Design Document (CDD)
- Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
- Critical Design Review (CDR)
- Manufacturing Status Review (MSR)
- Test Readiness Review (TRR)
- AIAA Region V Student Paper Conference
- Spring Final Review (SFR)