The Mission
HANS is the autonomous aurora hunter flying on our first CubeSat. It captures northern lights imagery, judges each frame onboard, and prioritizes the data that matters most for downlink.
Our aurora payload uses a wide-field camera paired with onboard processing to decide when conditions match science criteria and which images deserve precious downlink time. By filtering and ranking data in orbit, HANS squeezes maximum value out of every watt and byte.
Note that the information on this page will likely change during further mission development.
Mission milestones
Design & Prototyping
Currently electrical, mechnical and software systems are under Development with first protoypes in sight.
Onboard Intelligence
Our firmware will integrate image scoring for prioritized storage and transmission, as well as health monitoring hooks that keep the payload responsive in orbit.
CubeSat Integration
We will integrate our sub systems in our CubeSat structure. After in-house testing the finished satellite will be shipped off to externally mandatet tests
Launch & Operations
After integrating with our launch provider, HANS will be send to orbit, where it will deploy and communicate with our Ground Station.
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Meet the Team
HANS is realized by the orbital division of the Hamburg Space Team. Interested in learning more? Reach out!