The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public research university classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Through its Cajun Advanced Picosatellite Experience (CAPE) program, students design, build, and launch small satellites (CubeSats). These satellites, often developed in collaboration with NASA, conduct scientific investigations in space, such as measuring radiation levels to help keep astronauts safe. UL Lafayette also offers degree programs in aerospace and mechanical engineering.
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CAPE-3 is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s third satellite launched as part of the CAPE program.
CAPE-3 is a cubesat carrying a radiation-detection chip designed and built by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Nearly all of the cubesat missions on the LauncherOne flight were designed, built, and tested by U.S. universities including Brigham Young University (PICS), the University of Michigan (MiTEE), and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (CAPE-3).