The first CUBEST conference was held on July 12, 2022 with the presence of the head of the Iranian Space Agency in the Innovation and Prosperity Fund Conference Hall. In this conference, the top teams of the first round of the competition presented the results, and the participating teams in the conceptual design phase of the second round and the members of the scientific committee of the competition were appreciated.

The new satellite construction project with IOT mission was announced by the secretariat of the cubic satellite design and construction competition to the four teams that entered the phase of engineering model construction from the first round of the competition. Each of the four engineering model teams prepared a proposal for this mission and during a meeting held on Wednesday, July 1, 1401 at MCI LAB, they presented their proposal in order to select the most optimal design for this mission.

On Monday, May 16, 2022, a meeting to inquire about engineering model construction and propose a new project to the teams was held in the presence of the supervisor of four engineering model construction teams, the secretary of the competition, and members of the scientific committee at MCI LAB. At the end of this meeting, it was decided that the S-band patch antenna and the panels are considered functional and the antenna pattern test is acceptable in a simulated way. It was also decided that by June 15th, during a meeting with the members of the scientific committee, the secretariat will announce the first schedule of the engineering model test (including the access of the teams to the laboratory and the delivery of ACS) to the teams that have entered the construction phase.

Dear participants  👉🏻With the request of most of the teams participating in the second round of the competition to increase the time of the conceptual design phase and after reviewing the issue by the scientific committee of the competition, it was agreed to extend the design phase time until the end of June,21,2022. ✨It should be noted that the scientific committee of the competition has decided to consider encouragement points for the teams that submit their design reports by April 20, 2022. ➡️So, the deadline for submitting the conceptua! design report will be June 21, 2022, and sending the report after April 20, until June 21, will not have any concession for the teams. Thanks Secretariat of Scientific and Industrial Competition for Design and Construction of Cube Satellite 🛰

The contract for the construction of the engineering model was signed between the secretariat and the top four teams.

On Thursday, March 10, 2022, a meeting to present the progress report of the participating teams in the second round of the competition with the presence of foreign teams was held online in Skyroom.

Details of the meeting, presentation of the progress report of the teams of the second round of the competition

Details of the meeting, presentation of the progress report of the teams of the second round of the competition

Holding introductory sessions and presenting the progress reports of the teams of the second round of the competition

Template of the first phase design report 2nd CubeSat Design.pdf

Joining the HES Faraand Gostar Research Company (HESCO) to sponsor the competition

CubeSat Competition Schedule

For further information about the competition, please download the January 7th Online meeting recorded video from the link below.  

We hereby announce that the registration deadline for the competition has been extended until the end of December.

We invite you to participate in the appreciation ceremony of the top teams of the first round of the competition on Thursday, November 25th, at 2 to 4 pm Iranian time at the following link.Conference roomsinecrely,Cubest Competition Secreteriat

Mission statement of the second round of Iranian Cubesat Competition:  To provide IoT service, it is intended to design a satellite constellation, comprising 3 to 5 6-U cubesats at LEO along with data transmission terminals, and ground stations network including telemetry reception and telecommand stations. Each terminal should have the opportunity of sending its data (packet of 4 kB) to the constellation at least once in every 12-hour period. The space segment of the constellation should relay  received data to a ground station (located at the participant’s discretion) in less than 12 hours following reception from terminal. The service area for terminal coverage includes the territory of Iran with the maximum possible peripheral area.    Competition criterion:  Participants will carry out system design (conceptual design) of the space segment and ground segment of a satellite constellation to fulfill the objectives of the mission statement.  The space segment system design will include determining the orbital parameters of the satellites as well as conceptual design of the satellites’ systems. The ground segment system design shall include conceptual design of telemetry station, telecommand station(s) and user terminals. User terminals will be designed based on IoT standards.  Observations:  Participating teams, at their discretion, will determine constellation pattern, orbital parameters, satellites specifications, communication frequencies among users, satellites and grounds stations, and whether or not to incorporate ISL into the system. The satellites’ altitude willl be bound to 500-700 Km. Satellites will be 6-U cubesats with the weight not exceeding 10 kg. Satellites need not to be identical. Incorporating other satellites or ground facilities to fulfill the mission is not allowed. Operational life span of the constellation will be three years. Cost of the constellation design, build up and maintenance will be determined for the course of three years. User terminals will be designed in accordance with IoT standards.  Participant’s performance assessment:  Performance of the participants will be assessed based on appropriateness of the design, and criteria such as minimum implementation cost, maximum coverage area and maximum number of covered users.

An international 6U cubesat design and development competition will be held soon by Cubest.ir. Follow the news to get informed about time schedule, awards, rules and other specifications of this attractive competition.

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