KOSTKA
| Operator | Brno University of Technology |
|---|---|
| Website | www |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 1U CubeSat |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2026 (planned) |
| Rocket | Falcon 9 |
KOSTKA (Czech for 'cube') is an educational and amateur radio satellite developed by the YSpace team from Brno University of Technology.[1] The 1U CubeSat will be the first Czech satellite designed and built entirely by students.[2] [3] The satellite is designed to test an innovative CubeSat antenna design, with which the team has won the ESA BIC Liftoff Challenge in 2025.[4] [5] Its designers also proposed to use the satellite to communicate with an automated meteorological station in Antarctica.[1] KOSTKA serves as a precursor to YSpace's more ambitious mission CIMER designed to perform microbiological experiments in orbit.[2] [6]
Timeline
[edit ]Work on the project started in 2023.[7] In March 2026, the satellite has successfully passed its final tests and is expected to launch in mid-2026 on a Falcon 9 rocket.[8] [9]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Mission Kostka". vut.cz. Brno University of Technology . Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ a b "First Czech satellite designed and built entirely by students is heading into space". vut.cz. Brno University of Technology . Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "Studenti z Brna sami navrhli a sestrojili družici, která v létě poletí do vesmíru". Brněnská Drbna (in Czech). 2026年04月02日. Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "Soutěž ESA BIC Liftoff Challenge ovládl studentský tým YSpace z VUT". vedavyzkum.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "Brněnští studenti vymysleli revoluční uchycení antén vesmírných minisatelitů". Novinky.cz (in Czech). 2025年12月18日. Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "Kosmické Brno: YSpace / CIMER a KOSTKA". Kosmonautix.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "Družice studentů z Brna zamíří do vesmíru v polovině letošního roku". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 2026年04月04日. Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "First Czech satellite designed and built entirely by students is heading into space". vut.cz. Brno University of Technology . Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
- ^ "New-BUT students are heading to space: the KOSTKA satellite will launch in...". Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology. 2026年04月14日. Retrieved 2026年05月15日.
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