KU Leuven University is a research university with significant involvement in the space industry through its Leuven research centre for Aero & space Science, technology & Applications (LASA). It conducts fundamental and applied research in areas like astronomy, plasma astrophysics, and space technology, including the development of lightweight materials, antenna design, and robotics. KU Leuven collaborates with organizations like the European Space Agency (ESA) and offers Master's programs in Space Studies, astronomy, and Earth observation. Key areas of focus include space technology, space science, and space studies.
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Francisca Paiva was a master's student at KU Leuven and an intern at the European Space Agency during the research.
The KU Leuven star tracker from CubeSat Pointing has a baffle sun rejection angle of 40 degrees, a lost-in-space availability of greater than 99% of the night sky, requires 3.3 V interface supply, consumes nominally less than 1 W, and measures 95 x 50 x 0.045 m.
ISISPACE was subcontracted to design and deliver SIMBA’s platform integrating the miniaturized radiometer built by the Royal Meteorological Institute Belgium and the ADCS subsystem developed by KU Leuven.
ISISPACE was subcontractor responsible for the design and delivery of SIMBA’s platform integrating the miniaturized radiometer built by RMIB and the ADCS subsystem developed by KU Leuven.