The nanosatc-br, cubesat development program - a joint cubesat program developed by ufsm and inpe/mctic - space geophysics mission payloads and first results

ABSTRACT. The INPE-UFSM™s NANOSATC-BR, CubeSats Development Program started in 2008. Currently, the Program counts with two CubeSats: the NANOSATC-BR1 (1U) launched in 2014 and still in operation & the NANOSATC-BR2 (2U), under development, which is expected to be launched in the last quarter of 2019. In this article, the scientific and technological results of the NANOSATC-BR1 and the finalization of NANOSATC-BR2 are presented. Considering the Capacity Building, the major target of the Program, the paper emphasizes the involvement of Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM undergraduate/graduate students in the conception, development and operation of NANOSATC-BR1, as well as the participation of the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE graduate students in the onboard data handling (OBDH) software subsystem development, verification and validation for the NANOSATC-BR2. In addition, the collaborations of other Space Science, Engineering and Computer Science institutions involved in Brazil and abroad are discussed. The Program has received financial support from the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) and the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovation and Communications (MCTIC). Keywords: cubesats, nanosatellites, capacity building. RESUMO. O programa NANOSATC-BR, Desenvolvimento de CubeSats, parceria INPE - UFSM, teve inicio em 2008. Atualmente, o Programa conta com dois CubeSats: o NANOSATC-BR1 (1U), lancado em 2014 e ainda em operacao, e o NANOSATC-BR2 (2U), que esta em desenvolvimento e tem expectativa de lancamento no ultimo trimestre de 2019. Nesse artigo, a finalizacao do desenvolvimento do NANOSATC-BR2 e os resultados cientificos e tecnologicos do NANOSATC-BR1 sao apresentados. Considerando a Capacitacao Profissional, o maior objetivo do Programa, o artigo da enfase ao envolvimento dos alunos de graduacao na concepcao, desenvolvimento e operacao do NANOSATC-BR1, ao mesmo tempo em que enfatiza a participacao dos alunos de pos-graduacao do INPE no desenvolvimento, verificacao e validacao do Subsistema de Computador de Bordo para o NANOSATC-BR2. Alem disso, colaboracoes de outras instituicoes de Ciencia Espacial, Engenharia e Institutos de computacao aplicada do Brasil e Exterior, sao igualmente discutidas. O Programa recebeu suporte financeiro da Agencia Espacial Brasileira (AEB) e do Ministerio da Ciencia, Tecnologia, Inovacoes e Comunicacoes (MCTIC). Palavras-chave: cubesats, nanosatelites, formacao de recursos humanos.