PROJECT ONION
THE onionsat STORY
The first satellite of our team was a 3 deciliter-sized can sized CanSat satellite, which we made for the 2024 national CanSat competition.
CanSat, aka constant learning.
Building a satellite is cool, but it’s not just for geeks. The main target group of the competition is students interested in STEM, yet every help is needed! Even without prior technical experience, we managed to build a satellite. From soldering to marketing and other soft skills, these skills can be developed during the competition, skills that are also essential in competitive market projects.
At the competition
Our team was selected among the top ten, so our CanSat was launched into the sky by the BME Suborbitals’ rockets, named Athena. Our satellite reached an altitude of 1 kilometer, successfully completing the mission. At the competition, our team’s project won a special technology award.
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About the competition
Building a space device is multifaceted but at the same time an exciting mission. We built our first satellite for the 2024 CanSat competition organized by Hungarian Astonautical Society. A versenyen a legjobb 10 pályamunkát benyújtó csapat (köztük csapatunk) műholdját a BME Suborbitals rakétaépítő csapat rakétáival fel is bocsátották körülbelül másfél kilóméter magasságba The satellite of 10 teams (including our team) with the best project submissions
Our satellite
During the development of our CanSat, we focused primarily on durability. We managed to build a satellite that far exceeded the original safety and durability requirements. Our satellite can be used in meteorological applications, as it is also capable of studying jet streams.
The project in pictures
The satellite during assembly
The satellite at the finals exhibition
The team at the 2024 finals
The team at the satellite meetup
Download the documentation of the satellite
Documents
Certificate
This certificate was issued to recognize the result we achieved in the competition.
Date of publication: April 6, 2024
Original language: Hungarian
Final presentation
This presentation was prepared for the second day of the competition finals and includes an overview of our project as well as the results we measured.
Date of publication: April 6, 2024
Original language: English
Prelaunch Report (PLR)
This document is a mandatory submission for teams that reached the competition finals, in which it is necessary to factually demonstrate that the satellite meets all the requirements.
Date of publication: March 25, 2024
Original language: English
Critical Design Review (CDR)
This document is the most important milestone of this competition, based on which the 10 finalist teams are chosen. It contains the satellite’s final plans and the development’s progress.
Date of publication: February 17, 2024
Original language: English
Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
This document is the first one that needs to be prepared for the competition, in which the initial plans of the satellites need to be presented to the jury. It can contain inaccuracies and outdated informations.
Date of publication: November 13, 2023
Original language: Hungarian
Motivational letter
This document needs to be sent to the jury upon application. It contains our ambitions and goals regarding this project.
Date of publication: October 13, 2023
Original language: Hungarian