Rhodes College awarded 2022 SPS Chapter Research Award
OCT 01, 2022
Rhodes College awarded 2022 SPS Chapter Research Award
Zone and Chapter: Rhodes College
Project
Project Name: Finding the sun: developing a Sun Sensor for use on a 1U CubeSat satellite
Project Leaders: Giuliana Hofheins
Chapter Advisors: Brent Hoffmeister
Project Description: Rhodes college is getting closer to space. RHOK-SAT, a 1U CubeSat satellite, is about 18 months from launch. The project is currently focused on payload integration. A critical aspect of our payload is creating a sun sensor to help track the angle of the sun relative to the satellite.
Project Media:
Final proposal (.pdf, 515 kb)