OGMS-SA : a space-based astro-chemical experiment

(report 2016)

OGMS-SA is a student project to develope a 3U CubeSat technological demonstrator.

This CubeSat has two main goals :

  • Pedagogical platform allowing students from all engineering professions to work in a project team and to design a complete 3U CubeSat from structure to communication, to energy, attitude centre and board computer ;
  • Develop a payload demonstrating the feasibility of the spatialisation of a CRDS (Cavity Ring Down Spectrometer) of high scientific interest for future space missions in Exo-Biology.

The OGMS-SA project is supported through CNES via the JANUS project and is carried at the University Paris-Est Créteil at the LISA laboratory. CNES mainly finances hardware and the launch of the CubeSat. Participation of students in the project via internships is mainly supported through ESEP.

This project started in 2013 and should be completed in 2017.

Contact : Tristan Allain Tristan.Allain @ lisa.u-pec.fr

For 2016-2017 : 3 - 5 long internships.

OGMS-SA in orbit