On September 16, the launching ceremony of APSCO Student Small Satellite (SSS) was held in Shahe Campus of Beihang University.
Prof. Xu Huibin, President of Beihang University, Prof. Wang Rongqiao, President Assistant of Beihang University, Dr. Ferhat, Deputy Secretary-General of APSCO, Dr. Ebrahimi, Director General of Department of Education and Training and Database Management of APSCO, leading groups from School of Astronautics, International School, 513 Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology, MinoSpace and other related organizations, with representatives of students from the Centre attended the ceremony.
President Xu Huibin and Dr. Ferhat listened to the introduction of the development process of APSCO SSS by the student leader in the Small Satellite Laboratory. President Xu highly praised the efforts of the teachers and students involved in the project. Later, APSCO SSS unveiling ceremony was held. President Xu presented the flag to the student leader and took photos with the teachers and students of the project.
Before the ceremony, Professor Huang Hai, Chief Engineer of the Project, reported the progress of SSS-1 project on behalf of APSCO SSS project team members. Mr. Zhao Xurui, student representative of School of Astronautics, explained the key progress and international cooperation in APSCO SSS combining his own experience. Mr. Amir Hossein Alikhah Mishamand, a PhD student from the Centre, presented the scientific and technological achievements of APSCO SSS project in combination with his own research direction as a representative of the international students.
Dr. Ferhat, Deputy Secretary-General of APSCO, stressed in his speech that APSCO SSS project is an important cooperation for international space exchanges among university students. He fully affirmed Beihang University’s active participation and contribution to this project, and hoped that APSCO and Beihang University could continue to expand cooperation areas and forms in the future, promoting the establishment of the more profound cooperation.
APSCO SSS Project is an international cooperation project initiated by APSCO with the participation of eight (8) Asia-Pacific countries, including China, Pakistan, Turkey, Peru, etc. China is the leading country of the project, while Beihang University is appointed as the leading university for implementing the project. A number of participants from the Centre have participated in the project and played an active role.
Three (3) satellites are designed and developed under this project: one (1) micro-satellite named SSS-1, two (2) CubeSats named SSS-2A and SSS-2B. At present, the main test of the satellite has been completed, and it is scheduled to be launched in mid-October 2021, followed by in-orbit verification.
