CUBESAT ASSEMBLY: ORCASat Final Assembly Time-Lapse

This is a time-lapse showing the final assembly process for ORCASat: actually putting all the components and subsystems together to form the flight satellite. The assembly, integration, and testing phase of the project started in spring 2021 after completing the Critical Design Review with the Canadian Space Agency. Months of assembling and testing the subsystems and satellite components are not shown in this video, only the final 3 days of actually putting the satellite together. Huge thank-you to Tristan, who sacrificed many evenings and weekends to get everything ready for assembly. Tristan performed almost the entire assembly procedure himself, with Alex helping a little where he could. The assembly procedure is extremely sequential, almost nothing can be done in parallel and each component requires other components to complete testing. Enjoy the video and hopefully you can learn something about CubeSat assembly!

[@mikaelpanzani1135]

1) Bus module assembly or the stack
a. Install battery 0:16
b. Install radio with heatsink 0:46
c. Install power management module 0:58
d. Install OBC and GNSS receiver 1:04
e. Install I/O PCBA 1:12
f. Install cubespace ADCS 1:24
g. Install bus module bracket 1:42
h. Clean Stack 2:08
i. Install antenna PCBA 437 MHZ dipole antenna arms removed 2:31
j. Install CSS harness 2:49
k. EPOXY Connector 2:56
2) Satellite Assembly
a. Install DSW harness deployment switches 3:10
b. Install Payload module 3:34
c. Install Bus module 4:26
d. Check Fit 4:46
e. Install Payload Harness 5:45
f. Connect DSW Harness 6:15
g. Apply Loctite Primer 6:32
h. Stow Antenna 6:39
i. Install Armed Antenna 7:01
j. Mix epoxy 7:27
k. Epoxy Fasteners and connectors 7:38
l. Install Ram Solar Panel 8:17
m. Assemble Wake Solar Panel 8:30
n. Install Wake solar Panel 8:43
o. Cable/Harness Managment 9:06
p. Connect Wake CSS Harness 9:16
q. Connect RAM CSS Harness 9:36
r. Cable Harness Managment 9:41
s. Install Zenith Ballast 9:54
t. Apply kapton tape to isolate 10:10
u. Assemble Zenith Solar Panel 10:14
v. Install Fine sun sensor 10:20
w. Install zenith solar panel 10:52
x. Connect GNSS antenna to receiver 11:09
y. Connect Fine sun sensor Harness 11:17
z. Install Wake power Harness 11:23
aa. Insall RAM power Harness 11:32
bb. Cable/Harness Managment 11:39
cc. Install Starboard Solar Panel 11:50
dd. Install Port solar panel 12:08
ee. Install Chassis GND Jumper 12:21
ff. Install Nadir Ballast 12:27
gg. Remove protective tape 13:04
hh. Install Nadir panel 13:06
ii. Check Fit with Solar Panels installed 13:29
jj. Finish port solar paenl installation 13:58
kk. Finish Starboard solar panel installation 14:17
ll. Finish Zenith solar panel installation 14:43
mm. Finish Nadir Panel installation 15:00

[@Intzarkikahaniyan]

❤ thanks bro , you are really genuines ❤😊

[@sabercruiser.7053]

❤❤❤❤

[@JustPlainRob]

My favorite part about this sat is that it's literally a blinky light.
It emits a known brightness of light near earth which astronomers on the ground can compare to distant objects and adjust for atmospheric interference.
Love the tape measure antennas, too. That's fantastic.

[@Mables458]

Tape measures are actually really commonly used as antenna in smallsats. For some reason they’re perfect at doing exactly what they are needed for. One of the ones I’m working on utilizes this. When I first joined I thought it was a placeholder for the real antenna lol

[@BarneySaysHi]

That looks really tedious! And really fun to do. I love it!

[@langolinodiivan7320]

This Is literally awesome! Good job!

[@mrmayor7828]

Great job, fascinating to watch

[@Archnemesis88]

Congratulations ORCSAT team! I'll be watching the launch, best of luck!

[@Lilsss_12]

This was an awesome video and the music was perfect. I was at the gym watching this feeling super pumped.!

[@wolfmoz2232]

Great work! Question about it being sequential: so if you forgot a screw in the beginning, you got alot of days to think about your lifes decisions? 😂🎉🎉

[@mysticmarble94]

Please more stuff like this 🙏

[@hafizgunawan4594]

Beautiful

[@SaySaeqo]

I guess it works, but its kinda funny that there is a rolled linear as an antenna

[@householdemail1305]

That’s a mini satellite?

[@KarlCo.]

Nice

[@ok212ify]

When does it go up?

[@sabercruiser.7053]

👏👏🙌🙌

[@aletius]

Odd question but the song is stuck in my head, what's the title of the track from 0:00 - 3:00?

[@alokinzna]

What does that thing do ?
What can it do ?

[@alfadaaero3255]

how mush it cost to build this satellite?

[@blindbrick]

I wonder what that measuring tape was for. I suspect some sort of antenna.

[@blindbrick]

Yes. ua-cam.com/video/KpfQcibo58A/v-deo.html

[@Mables458]

Tape measures are perfect smallsat antennas :)

[@karthikeyansridharan2573]

Coding free course

[@huababua8203]

Hope this thing is not really going into space :D can see bad solder joints on the solar panels from these views :D