The HEPCATS project will collaborate with DigitalGlobe and the CU Space Weather Center to design and implement a prototype of a 6U CubeSat capable of capturing, identifying, and filtering images of the auroras as well as collecting magnetic field data and downlinking the deliverables to a simulated ground station.

Sponsor: Neal Anderson (DigitalGlobe) & Tom Berger (CU Space Weather Center)

Faculty Advisor: Donna Gerren

Project Manager: Hailee Baughn

Team Members: Alexander Baughman, Colin Brown, Jordan Lerner, Christopher Peercy, Valerie Lesser, Vishranth Siva, Matthew Skogen, Braden Solt, Benjamin Spencer, Colin Sullivan, Kian Tanner

Project Files:

• Project Definition Document (PDD)
• Conceptual Design Document (CDD)
• Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
• Critical Design Review (CDR)
• Manufacturing Status Review (MSR)
• Test Readiness Review (TRR)
• AIAA Region V Student Paper Conference
• Spring Final Review (SFR)