ASAT launches twice and takes 7th place in the European Rocketry Challenge 2022 (EuRoC)
Another great distinction was achieved by ASAT’s Rocketry Department, conquering the 7th place among 25 teams, at the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC 2022), which took place on October 11-19 in Ponte de Sor, Portugal. ASAT not only managed to secure a dominant position among the best rocketry teams, being the only Greek participation, but was […]
Sirius Vs I Class: Rocketry’s Department most recent R&D Projects
Besides the countless missions that ASAT achieves every year, another goal of the Rocketry Department is to develop innovative projects based on advanced technology. One of these is the active participation in the design and manufacture of solid rocket motors such as the I-Class and Sirius. But what are the main differences between ASAT’s two […]
Our journey with Aeolus to ACC 2022!
In July 2022, our team achieved another important distinction as it participated and stood out for the 3rd time in a row in the international aeronautical engineering competition, Air Cargo Challenge (ACC). The Air Cargo Challenge is a student competition, held every two years by the winning student team from the previous competition, for which […]
ASAT’s Rocketry Department among the top international rocketry teams
And yet ASAT managed – despite the difficulties – to secure the first live Greek participation in the world’s largest rocketry competition and to perform its first fully successful launch of a high-power rocket, ranking 8th in the category in which it competed and 13th worldwide. ASAT traveled a total of 12,700 km to finally […]
Greatest Memories from 2021
As we are going through the first days of 2022, ASAT’s members look back to everything that happened during the previous year. It was a year full of unique experiences which marked our team’s evolution. During 2021, a plethora of challenges arose, mainly due to the restrictions imposed by COVID-19, but, in the end, each […]
Flying higher and higher!
The year 2021 is one of the most important ones for ASAT and the Rocketry Project, as the team had the opportunity to participate in two rocket competitions, the Spaceport America Cup 2021 Virtual in June and the European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) in October, where the rocket SELENE competed among others. EuRoC was held on […]
ASAT Travels from America to Europe
During 2021, ASAT’s team managed not only to be accepted, but also to distinct in the world’s largest interuniversity rocketry competition, Spaceport America Cup (SAC) 2021. The competition’s goal is to design, manufacture and launch a rocket at an apogee of 10,000ft or 30,000ft, with the safest possible recovery. In this context, student teams from […]
Milestone moments | FYS Workshop's Conclusions
Great moments usually do not last for a long time, but they are the milestones in the timeline which when discussed, brighten the faces of the ones involved. Those moments are usually the outcome of hard work and commitment, and such a moment was our participation in the Fly YourSatellite! Selection Workshop 2019. Different Flights […]
Fly your Satellite! One step closer!
For a project to have a specific goal is certainly helping to be able and define its course. Achieving this goal however is another story. In most cases there are huge challenges and obstacles acting as a road block in the success of the project; the differentiation point of a successful project from one that […]
First phase Success brings "AcubeSAT" to the Netherlands to "Fly your Satellite"|Phase 2
On Friday, October 11, our team met with the Vice-Rector of Research and Lifelong Learning, Efstratios Stilianidis. The conversation that followed focused on the development of the “ΑcubeSAT” project. The Vice-Rector approved the proposal’s submission for participating in the ESA’s “Fly Your Satellite!” program, representing the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The proposal was therefore sent […]