The University of Victoria (UVic) is a Canadian university that actively contributes to the space industry through its Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) and Astronomy Research Centre (ARC). CfAR focuses on advancing innovation in aerospace solutions, including unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and spacecraft technologies, while ARC brings together researchers in astrophysics, engineering, and instrumentation to study exoplanets, star formation, and galaxy evolution. UVic also has a student-led initiative that designed and built the ORCASat CubeSat. Associated keywords: aerospace engineering, space research, CubeSat, astronomy, exoplanets, and UAS.
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A team of 57 students and researchers at the University of Victoria designed and built MARMOTSat through the Canadian Space Agency CubeSats Initiative in Canada for STEM program.
The Falcon 9 flight carried four Canadian payloads from GHGSat, EarthDaily Analytics, and the University of Victoria.
The University of Victoria is flying MARMOTSat on Transporter-17.
PacifiCan provided $1.4 million to the University of Victoria to develop an AI-powered autonomous mapping drone.
Falk Herwig is a professor of physics and astronomy and director of the University of Victoria Astronomy Research Centre and led the project.
Three satellites from the CUBICS university SmallSat program—Ex-Alta 3 (University of Alberta), MARMOTSat (University of Victoria), and PRESET (McMaster University)—may be launched on SpaceX Transporter 17 or 18.