A practical education of space engineering by using CanSat and pico-satellite - Fruitful collaboration with UNISEC for success of student satellite program -

This paper reports the history of the student pico-satellite program in Nihon University, especially about how a small laboratory which had no knowledge on satellite technology has succeeded the launch and operation of the student pico-satellite. The author hopes that his method would be a helpful example for supervisors who will start the student satellite program.