Space Systems Engineering Program

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska Space Grant Program

2018 SSEP Students: Jobs and Internships

Where SSEP students are going in industry.

SSEP Co-hosts CubeSat Conference

SSEP teams up with the Oregon Space Grant to host a CubeSat Conference.

ARC2: SSEP Students Receive USIP Funding

USIP proposal written by SSEP students funds the next satellite.

ARC1: Launch

SSEP's ARC1 satellite was launched on October 8, 2015
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Alaska Research CubeSat

The Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC) is largest ongoing project in SSEP. It is the first satellite developed by SSEP, and will provide the baseline design for future satellites.
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CubeSat Communications Platform

The CubeSat Communications Platform is a series of graduate student projects that togethor will create a flexible communications system to maximize CubeSat data throughput.
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Alaska CubeSat Auroral Plasma Spectrometer

ACAPS is a charged particle spectrometer designed for use on CubeSats
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Pseudo-Sun Instrument

The Pseudo-Sun Instrument (PSI) is a fully automated solar cell testing bench, with the goal of closely simulating the AM0 spectrum.
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Student Ground Station

A satellite telemetry and command station designed and operated by students in the Space Systems Engineering Program.
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Deployable Alaska Research Sail

The Deployable Alaska Research Sail (DARS) is a mechanical satellite design to support a large deployable strucutre, such as drag or solar sails.

Magnetism and Gravity Investigation at Europa

A design concept study for a tag-along CubeSat to the Europa Clipper mission.

Meet the Team

Spring 2019 Team PhotoSpring 2019

The Spring 2019 Team:

Top: Joe Jolobenco, Addeline Mitchell, Quetzal Luebke-Laroque, Josh Jones, Julia Murph, Craig Pollock (mentor), Ryan Bonk, Kiara O'Neill, Justin Long (Lab Manager), Terran LaVonne
Bottom: Rachel Crosley, Daniel Manley, Denise Thorsen (Faculty Adviser), Rosalee Bertram, Cory Vaska

Fall 2018 Team PhotoFall 2018

The Fall 2018 Team:

Top: Terran LaVonne, Quetzal Luebke-Laroque, Justin Long, Daniel Manley, Ryan Bonk
Middle: Kiara O'Neill, Rachel Crosley
Bottom: Julia Murph, Mirin Morris-Ward, Addeline Mitchell

Get in touch

Feel free to contact us for further information or collaboration opportunities.

  • Address

    Joseph E. Usibelli Engineering Building (JUB), Room 146
    1764 Tanana Loop, JUB 146
    Fairbanks, Alaska 99775
    USA

  • Email

    dlthorsen@alaska.edu (Denise Thorsen, SSEP Faculty Advisor)
    uaf-ssep@alaska.edu (Quetzal Luebke-Laroque, SSEP Lab Manager)

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