Episodes
Full episodes of my DIY CubeSat development project – covering hardware, software, CAD and everything else related to getting a satellite from idea to orbit in an accessible and maker friendly way,
Curated by: Build a CubeSat (36 videos)
Currently Playing: CubeSat Structure: From Idea to Mockup
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In this episode I walk you through my thought process for designing an affordable, easy to use #cubesat #structure that should allow rapid and iterative design.
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#buildacubesat #episode #s01e06
Tracks in this Playlist
- Rocinante: The Build a CubeSat Flight Software Stack – Part 1/3: Architecture Overview
- EPS v2 Walkthrough – Part 2: Modules, USB-C, Production & Cost
- EPS v2 Walkthrough – Part 1: MCU, CAN and bacBus
- CubeSat ADCS: The Basics
- Flight Software: The Iceberg That Could Sink My CubeSat
- Development Kit v1 Preview: Hardware (Part 2 of 2)
- Development Kit v1 Preview: Structure, Pricing, Availability (Part 1 of 2)
- CubeSat Dev Kit Quality Control, Powered by Mitutoyo
- Project Update: News Roundup and 2026 Plans
- Let's Build a CubeSat: Prototype SN1 Assembly Walkthrough
- CubeSat Prototype Test Flight 1 – Debrief & Next Steps
- CubeSat Prototype SN1 Integration – Part 2 of 2
- CubeSat Prototype SN1 Integration – Part 1 of 2
- CubeSat Prototype PCB Assembly: CM5 Carrier, MCU Carrier, EPS
- CubeSat Test Flight Prep: Part 2, Hardware and CONOPS
- CubeSat Test Flight Prep: Part 1, Basics
- Speedrunning a CM5 Carrier Board Respin for CubeSat Payload Prototyping [reupload]
- Speedrunning a CM5 Carrier Board Respin for CubeSat Payload Prototyping
- CubeSat Solar Panel Prototyping
- CubeSat Microcontroller Main Board Development in KiCad 8
- CubeSat EPS v1: Assembly
- CubeSat EPS v1: PCB Design Review and Challenges
- Structure Update: Panels, Connectors, Magnetorquer Ideas
- CubeSat EPS v1: KiCad 8 Schematic, Part 2/2
- CubeSat EPS v1: KiCad 8 Schematic, Part 1/2
- CubeSat EPS: Breadboard Prototype
- CubeSat EPS: Block Diagram and Part Selection
- CubeSat Structure: EPS Bay
- Battery Selection for a CubeSat EPS
- CubeSat Structure: Rails
- CubeSat Structure: From Idea to Mockup
- Commercial CubeSat Bus Options
- CubeSat Standard Read-Through: Electrical Specifications (Part 2 of 2)
- CubeSat Standard Read-Through: Mechanical Specifications (Part 1 of 2)
- Specs and Scope of my CubeSat Mission
- Developing a DIY CubeSat: Where to Start