Tentative Overall Schedule
| Design Documents | Deadline |
| Letter of Intent | 9/18/09 |
| Conceptual Design Report (Download Evaluation Criteria and Report Guidelines) | 12/7/09 |
| Finalists Announced | 1/5/10 (tentative) |
| Detailed Design Report (Download Evaluation Criteria and Report Guidelines) | 4/21/10 (tentative) |
| Presentation of Detailed Design Report/Workshop | 5/7/10 (tentative) |
Letter of Intent
A non-binding Letter of Intent to propose must delivered to us by 4:30 PM (Eastern Time), Friday, September 18, 2009. Any legible submission from the teams faculty advisor, including by e-mail (to: FUNSAT@mail.ucf.edu), is acceptable so long as it contains the name and mailing address of the academic institution(s) and department(s) involved; name, phone number and e-mail address of the Team Leader (must be a student); name, title, telephone number and e-mail address of Supervising Faculty Member.
Conceptual Design Phase
During the conceptual design phase, which will occur during the Fall 2009 Semester, contestants will be asked to produce design documents. The Conceptual Design Report is an end-of-semester report that provides all necessary information for a satellite design satellite. Each team will make a design consideration for selection of subsystem(s) that they will do in a detailed manner. This design report should include a maximum of 50 pages of single-spaced text excluding datasheets and supporting materials. It will also include all trade studies, detailed designs of selected subsystem, diagrams, tables, integration tables, final mass, power, size, and cost estimates, power, operational constraints, conceptual system, and program outlines developed by the team. Each team will send a digital copy of its report to the FUNSAT email address, FUNSAT@mail.ucf.edu.
Selected Teams Announced
The finalist teams will be announced on Tuesday, January 5, 2010 (tentative). Selection will be based on the completion of the above requirements and satisfactory progress. Each team that fulfills these requirements will be awarded no less than $500 for the development of an engineering model.
Detailed Design Phase
The detailed design phase will take place during the Spring 2010 Semester. During this phase, finalists will further develop the design of their satellite and address any issues raised in the review of the CDR. The final report for this competition, the Detailed Design Report, is tentatively set to be due on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Its length and content requirements are similar to those of the CDR, but new emphasis on problems found with the conceptual design and budget considerations. As with the previous report, the DDR should be sent to FUNSAT@mail.ucf.edu.
The Florida University Satellite (FUNSAT) Design Competition is sponsored by Florida Space Grant Consortium, Florida Space Institute, and Space Florida.
Last Modified August 21, 2009