22: TSOS Interviews - HERON Mk. II - UTAT's First Satellite Launch

Did you know that the University of Toronto Aerospace Team is launching a satellite called HERON MK. II? What are HERON’s mission objectives and how have they changed overtime? What are CubeSats and what is their main purpose? How long will HERON be operational for?

The University of Toronto Aerospace Team Space Systems division has been working on a CubeSat called HERON MK. II for the past 8 years and it is now ready to launch! The satellite will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a SpaceX rideshare mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. In the twenty second episode of The Sound of Space, past and current members of the HERON Mk. II team share their stories and walk us through designing, assembling, testing, and mission planning of the satellite.

We hear from (in order of appearance):
- Dylan Vogel (Payload lead, Enigineering systems lead)
- Lorna Lan (Instrumentation lead)
- Prachi Sukhnani (Junior systems lead at Rocket Lab)
- Ben Nero (Groundstation design, team lead)

Continue the conversation over on our Instagram account @_thesoundofspace or LinkedIn at The Sound of Space (TSOS) and let us know your thoughts on this episode!

University of Toronto Land Acknowledgment

TSOS is brought to you by the University of Toronto Aerospace Team (UTAT). UTAT is an interdisciplinary student design team with four technical divisions. Visit utat.ca to learn more!