An Educational Platform for Testing and Evaluating Satellite Control Algorithms in a Real-Time and Frictionless Environment

Floating satellite (FloatSat) platform for testing and evaluation of Pico/Nano satellite in nearly a frictionless environment. In this paper, we have presented its basic setup and applications regarding communication and control of its speed and velocity. This proposed educational hardware setup serves as a benchmark for students to learn basic satellite systems/subsystems. Furthermore, the setup can be utilized to test and evaluate control algorithms for various space missions.