Cansat Classes

There are two major classes of CANSAT:

1-      Standard class: with size limited to a cylinder of 6.6 cm diameter and 11.5 cm in length, and weight below 350 grams

2- Open class: with no size limit but a weight below 1kg and a volume restricted to 1lit. 

A typical CANSAT can have several subsystems, including but not limited to:* Payload

* Communication

* Onboard Data Handling

* Power

* Structure

* Recovery

Cansat?!

CANSATs are a type of space systems that use simple subsystems of different space applications and gather them is a can size structure for a defined mission. Many missions has been defined and done successfully but they are mostly in electronic and robotic fields.

Usually, CANSATs with their shape and size can be used as a subsystem of small rockets to sound and model air atmosphere up to certain altitudes that their data then will be used by large rockets or missiles. CANSATs may also return to ground surface of the release height by a recovery system than has been designed for them and perform some missions during comeback and landing. It may challenge designers to work on some robotic subsystems with resemblance to rovers. 

ARI-Space Team

The First Spark resulted in formation of a student team in Iran Aerospace Research Institute. The main core of the team was made by Sajjad, Mahsa and Hooman in accompaniment of Hamidreza Nemati (Space Engineering  Student) and Hedayat Rousta (Electrical Engineering Student). With the kind help of Prof. Mohsen Bahrami, ARI Headman, Cansat Design and Manufacturing was defined as a Research Project, starting by the first days of Jan. 2010. The team also benefited supervision of Dr. Abolghasem Naghash during the project.

ARI-Space team formation was nothing except some interested students and some active and kind professors collaboration. The team was mainly focused on disciplinary in order to finish project on the main plan deadlines.

First Spark

The First Spark of Cansat Activities in Iran was made when 3 of Space Engineering Students formed a team in order to Design and Manufacture a Cansat, as a First Step to Space Projects. The main bases of the project was arranged in friendly meetings between these people:

Hooman Jazebizadeh
Mahsa Taheran
Sajjad Ghazanfarinia