04 Sep TAMCC’s Robotics Club to launch prototype satellite into earth’s lower atmosphere

The research spacecrafts called CubeSats are a class of nanosatellites with a standardised size of 10cm³. Unlike CubeSats which are launched into space using rocket-powered launch vehicles, or deployed from the International Space Station, CubeSat prototypes, mainly used in aerial research, are modelled after space-ready CubeSats. However, instead of operating in space, they are launched into the lower layers of Earth’s atmosphere using methods such as high-altitude balloons. This forms part of the 2021 FIRST Global Challenges in which Team Grenada is currently participating.

Team Grenada is expected to use the CubeSat prototype to conduct research on the distribution of the Sargassum seaweed on Grenadian shores. The CubeSat will be created from an Arduino-based kit and it is expected to provide a tangible solution to some of the challenges faced with gathering data on the Sargassum seaweed.