U.S. Naval Academy Small Satellite Program’s Story – Lessons Learned and Un/common Practices

Speakers:
Jin S. Kang, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy
Robert Bruninga, Senior Engineer, Small Satellite Program, U.S. Naval Academy
Thursday, November 14, 2019,
10:00AM-11:00AM Pacific Standard Time

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Abstract: Although standardization aspects of CubeSat-class satellites play an important role in the success and popularity of CubeSats, when diving into the detailed development practices of CubeSats, very little standardization exists among the community. In developing seven CubeSats and ten other space payloads, the U.S. Naval Academy’s Small Satellite Program has also developed its own flavor of “Standard Practices”. This presentation will share common practices that have and have not worked well for our program. Two main categories include 1) education and training lessons learned, and 2) satellite development lessons learned. The presentation will also discuss challenges of developing satellites with undergraduate students, some common practices that are found to be directly linked to mission success, as well as some interesting/different practices that have been adopted to meet resource constraints.

Biosketch: Dr. Jin S. Kang (Suk Jin Kang) is an Associate Professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy, and serves as the Director of the Naval Academy Small Satellite Program. His main research area is in small satellite technology development and was involved in development of four micro-satellites and numerous CubeSat satellites. He received his B.S. from the University of Michigan, M.S. from Stanford University, and Ph.D. from Korea Aerospace University (KAU) in Aerospace Engineering. After working for General Electric for two years, Kang taught at Korea Air Force Academy, KAU, and Drexel University before joining the Naval Academy faculty.

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