Presentation Synopsis:
Niki Sajjad
University of Luxembourg
Niki Sajjad is a Ph.D. student in Space Engineering at K. N. Toosi University of Technology focusing on space sustainability. She's been a visiting researcher at the University of Luxembourg since March 2023 and at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) since September 2023. With a background in electrical engineering, Niki has worked on four student satellite projects over the past six years, primarily in the role of an ADCS engineer. One of her notable projects is the Student Small Satellite (SSS), which has been in Low Earth Orbit since April 2021 and was a collaborative effort among students from the Asia-Pacific region. Niki has been a part of the POQUITO team from the SpaSys group at the University of Luxembourg to develop the ADCS for this 1P PocketQube.
“Preliminary design of the PocketQube for In-Orbit
Technology Operations (POQUITO) “
PocketQube for In-Orbit Technology Operations (POQUITO) is the first PocketQube mission developed in the Interdisciplinary Center of Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg. POQUITO is a 5×5×5 cm platform that hosts a 5×5×0.2 cm ChipSat as payload. The first mission of the PocketQube program at SnT aims to further demonstrate the capability of ChipSats to acquire, process, and transmit data in space, by leveraging the use of a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) mounted on the top side of the 1P PocketQube platform. This ChipSat will acquire data in space and relay it to the PocketQube through a visible-light link. The payload serves as a demonstration for both inter- and intra-satellite links: (1) between the ChipSat and POQUITO; and (2) within the ChipSat. POQUITO is also equipped with a deployable UHF antenna and an experimental ADCS with 3 magnetorquers developed at the University of Luxembourg. With a weight of less than 250 grams for a 1P, POQUITO will enable missions with interchangeable PCBs as payloads at low cost, with short development times, and rapid design iterations. The POQUITO mission development time amounts to 9 months and the first mission of this program will be in Q2 2024.
