On February 11 2020 part of the FloripaSat-1 team was in Brasília at the Planalto Palace in a ceremony with the Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro. Among other great authorities present were Marcos Pontes, Minister of the Ministry of Science, … Continued
The first month of FloripaSat-1 was full of observations. The satellite is working after more than 30 days in orbit, a huge milestone for all team involved in the mission. Check the SatNOGS page to see the most recent and … Continued
In 8th of January 2020, FloripaSat-1 was represented by the Aerospace Engineer Edemar Morsch Filho in the program “Bate-papo Ciência e Tecnologia no dia a dia” (Chat Science and Technology in everyday life in english) in Brasilia. Edemar Morsch Filho … Continued
In the latest weeks many journalists and magazine/television groups visited SpaceLab HQ in UFSC Florianópolis to know about the FloripaSat-1 mission’s development and objetives. While most of the people that worked in the mission are not physically present in the … Continued
The launch of CBERS-04A and FloripaSat-1 was a success and FloripaSat-1 succeeded in opening its antennas in Space! From this moment on its signal can be picked up by anyone anywhere on the planet when the satellite passes by. If … Continued
Mr. Marcos Pontes, the Brazilian Minister of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communication is in China to follow CBERS-04A and FloripaSat-1 launch campaign alongside Eduardo Bezerra, head of the FloripaSat-1 mission. The launch of the Chinese rocket Long … Continued
The CBERS 04A satellite was transported in the morning of dezember 12th to the launch tower of the Taiyuan base in China to be coupled with the Long March 4B launcher. The launch is scheduled for December 20 at 12:21 … Continued
In space satellites are exposed to large variations in temperature. Due to the almost zero presence of atmosphere, objects exposed directly to the sun can reach very high and when present in the shadow of the Earth very low temperatures. … Continued
FloripaSat-1 was submitted to the Backeout test on October 3rd and 4th at the Integration and Testing Laboratory (LIT) of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). This test aims to eliminate moisture and volatile materials from the satellite before … Continued
During a rocket launch, onboard satellites need to withstand vibration stresses so that all of their parts are in perfect condition for space operation. On October 2, 2019, the FloripaSat-1 vibration tests were performed at the Integration and Testing Laboratory … Continued
