CapSat-1

Launched in 2022 from the ISS, CapSat-1 is a technology demonstration mission, validating a capacitor-based electrical power system in a 1U CubeSat. This mission validates capacitors’ power/voltage efficiency and compares that to the LiPo battery over time throughout a mission of approximately 6 months. Though its secondary mission is for technology demonstration, CapSat-1’s primary mission is education. The CapSat-1 mission has successfully developed into a fully manifested satellite in low-Earth orbit (LEO), providing students with the necessary opportunities to develop a satellite mission and gain hands-on learning experiences in the STEM workforce.