AAU: Aalborg University Denmark

We are the AAU Student group building cubesats and more

A little movie

Look 19 March 2025

News

• because we like space
• because we want to become the best space engineers
• because the best way to learn is “just do it”
• because it fits into AAUs problem based learning for engineers
• Some links
  • AAU
  • AAUs scientific space group
  • Tech Faculty
  • Dep of Electronic Systems
  • this site
• just because

• It must be fun
• It must be serious
• We are in it together
• We(the students) do it all - no COTS subsystems in our satellite
  • Our own mission
  • Our own design of whole satellite and all subsystems
  • Our own soldering, assembly, testing etc
  • Deliver to launch
  • Operate satellite

In short:

• We are located at Aalborg University at Dep of Electronic Systems
• 57.01435733536798N, 9.985819144565662E
• We simply do cubesats and related activities.
• Up until now we have since 2003 launched 5 cubesats (see in menu) and participated in some other space satellite projects
• email jdn@es.aau.dk

We are heading for a 2U cubesat

Read more here… aausat6

Our mantra during the years has been

• 100% DIY by students
• Collaboration between students - its a mega project
• Students in control of the project

After more than 2 years Covid19 lock down of Satlab we are now finally back in Satlab in autumn 2022.

• Our mission is AAUSAT6 and our timeline is three years.
• We will stick to our mantra - 100% DYI
• Among payloads are camera with video capabilities
• UHF
• S band as experiment(payload)
• Testing Rust language for space
• more to come here

An extreme MEGA project like the series of AAU student cubesat rely on sponsor support

Read more here

AAU is part of and host a regional office of the danish ESA BIC Incubation Center.

It is a offer for startups where AAU ESA BIC offers hosting, economic help, etc

Is is located at our new Innovate hub

more to come

If any of you would like to help us with AAUSAT6 please read more here.