The Astrogazers team, directed by Mrs Karteepan, completed live flight testing of their CubeSat systems on July 1, 2025. The team has built a working satellite instrument, which was tested under real flight conditions. A member of the team boarded the FAAM Airborne Laboratory aircraft to retrieve data during the flight, which will now be analyzed against FAAM’s measurements. The achievement follows a year of testing and preparations, and the team eyes future phases, including building a flight-ready satellite and securing launch sponsorship.
Mrs Karteepan stated, 'When one of my pupils asked me 'can we go to space?', naturally I said yes. Our students have built a working satellite instrument and have now tested it under genuine flight conditions.'
The Astrogazers team has already built a prototype satellite instrument and demonstrated that it can work in the vacuum of space through rigorous environmental testing.
After months of meticulous planning, the final preparations went according to plan and a member of the team travelled on board the FAAM Airborne Laboratory aircraft to carry out live flight testing of their CubeSat's systems.
By comparing the two datasets, the Astrogazers team aims to validate their results and looks ahead to Phases 3 and 4, involving the engineering model build and securing a rocket launch partner.
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