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// 02 — Missions & Projects

Projects

R&D of unique, custom-built systems for space applications. From concept to final product, covering all Technology Readiness Levels.

Ongoing missions & projects

FloripaSat-2 3D model

FloripaSat-2

1U / 2U CubeSat Constellation — 100% development — 1 YR mission
Awaiting Launch

The FloripaSat-2 mission is composed of FloripaSat-2A and FloripaSat-2B, two nanosatellites developed under the FloripaSat-2 platform to validate a Brazilian CubeSat architecture created by SpaceLab. Each with its own power, processing, and communication subsystems operating in commercial frequency bands. Both satellites will be launched from the Alcântara Space Center (CLA) in the Spaceward 2025 mission, using a commercial launch vehicle called HANBIT-TLV by INNOSPACE, to place them into a low Earth orbit of 300 km.

GOLDS-UFSC mission patch

GOLDS-UFSC

2U CubeSat Satellite — 100% development — 1 YR mission
Integration

An educational mission where students are involved with the design and operation of a CubeSat system in a space environment. Students learn about radio communications, digital communications, radio electronics, and antennas. An amateur radio mission will be implemented where the satellite functions as a digital store-and-forward repeater. The mission will have global coverage and be accessible to any radio amateur.

Payload-XL PCB design

Payload-XL / GOMX-5

Rad-Hard FPGA Payload — 85% development
In Dev

Payload designed at SpaceLab, in partnership with ESA/ESTEC, for the GOMX-5 mission. GOMX-5 is a 12U satellite from GomSpace, Denmark. Payload-XL used the BRAVE NG-Large FPGA from NanoXplore, France.

Catarina Constellation

CubeSat Constellation — 90% development
In Dev

FloripaSat's bus to be used in the Catarina Constellation satellites under development at SpaceLab. Officially adopted by the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) in the National Space Activities Program.

Sub-orbital mission operations

Microgravity-II

Sub-Orbital Launch — 70% development
In Dev

Research and development of scientific payloads to be used in a sub-orbital flight campaign.

Past missions & projects

FloripaSat-1 mission patch

FloripaSat-1

1U CubeSat Satellite
In Orbit · 2019

SpaceLab's first satellite — four years of development, launched 20 December 2019 for a 12-month mission. “I'm made of metal…” Launch date: 20 December 2019. Mission lifetime: 12 months.

Serpens-I mission

Serpens-I

3U CubeSat Mission
Completed

The Serpens-I mission was developed by UnB team, with the support of a consortium of universities, including UFSC.

Microgravity-I payload

Microgravity-I

Sub-orbital and ISS Missions
Completed

Participation in the research and development of scientific payloads used in sub-orbital flights, and also on-board the International Space Station (ISS).

Payload-X mission

Payload-X

Rad-Hard FPGA
Completed

Payload for CubeSats using the BRAVE rad-hard FPGA from NanoXplore, with institutional support from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Mission timeline

2009–12
  • Genesis of FloripaSat-1
  • Microgravity program
  • Serpens-I development
  • FloripaSat-1 prototype
2014–17
  • First Engineering Model
  • Serpens-I launch
  • Second Engineering Model
2018
  • SpaceLab setup
  • FloripaSat-1 Flight Model
  • Payload-X proto-flight
2019
  • AIT & qualification
  • Payload-XL development
  • GOMX-5 with ESA & GomSpace
  • FloripaSat-1 launch!
2020
  • FloripaSat-2 mission start
  • Microgravity program
2021+
  • FloripaSat-2 development
  • Payload-XL · GOMX-5 launch
  • Catarina Constellation
  • More activities soon