MYSAT 2 (DhabiSat)

DhabiSat [Yahsat Space Lab]

DhabiSat or MYSAT 2 is an 2U CubeSat eductional mission, developed by Khalifa University students with support from Al Yah Satellite Company (Yahsat) and Northrop Grumman.

The primary mission of the second CubeSat, previously known as MYSat-2, is to enable students to design, implement, and test software modules for attitude determination and control systems (ADCS). The work has been conducted at the Yahsat Space Lab, which is part of the Khalifa University Space Technology and Innovation Center (KUSTIC).

DhabiSat will assess the accuracy of various ADCS pointing control strategies and validate the same by taking images using a digital camera onboard pointed in specific directions. The new ADCS algorithms shall improve the pointing accuracy of the CubeSat and its response time to attitude changes as compared to conventional algorithms. In terms of system resources, DhabiSat will require less power to achieve the targeted pointings and if successful, the algorithms will gain flight heritage on board DhabiSat, which then can be used as a baseline in future CubeSat missions.

The satellite was launched on board of the Cygnus CRS-15 cargo mission and was deployed on 29 June 2021 from the spacecrafts external deployer after departing from the ISS.