Engineering a satellite the size of a soda can.
See our work Follow on Instagram Follow on FacebookWe are MatrioSky, a team of friends from 2SLO IB in Warsaw who became interested in the CanSat competition and decided to take part together. A CanSat is a miniature satellite packed into a soda-can-sized body that is launched, deployed, and recovered while collecting real data.
Team members
Months of development
Test flights completed
Two missions: one that studies the atmosphere, and one of our own design that could make rescues faster.
We measure pressure, temperature and humidity at different altitudes. The readings show atmospheric conditions and tell us which phase of the flight we are in (descent, landing). Data is sent to the ground station by radio and saved to an SD card.
Our original idea: the main CanSat, the “Mother-Sat”, deploys smaller “Mini-Sats”. A lost person who finds one presses its distress button, so rescuers can go straight to their location.
The Mother-Sat predicts each Mini-Sat’s position from its trajectory, using its own location and drift to account for wind.
Radio link with the satellite is established
Mini-Sats are deployed correctly
Predicted positions match the actual positions
Bonus goal: find a Mini-Sat and press its distress button to show the system works.
The people behind MatrioSky.
Software, radio communication & finance
Electronics & PCB design
Team leader, social media & outreach
Software, radio communication & ground station
3D modeling & test management
3D modeling & test management
Tutor
Our journey so far.
Our team formed when a group of friends came together and decided to take part in the competition to learn and have fun.
The Preliminary Design Review (PDR) is where we write a document about our mission, team management, role allocation and schematics.
Our team found all the electronics to buy and checked them for compatibility and to make sure everything fits inside the satellite, while our 3D modelers started modeling our satellite and minisats.
More to come — we will share details here as soon as we have them.
More to come — we will share details here as soon as we have them.
More to come — we will share details here as soon as we have them.
More to come — we will share details here as soon as we have them.
Questions, sponsorship, or collaboration? Reach the MatrioSky team through any of these channels.
@matrioskycansat
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