SPRITECubeSat

The SPRITE team had a blast picnicking while testing custom UHF antennaes yesterday! The unique size of the 12U chassis just doesn't cut it with commercial options, so they had to test some homemade options. Also, look! I'm flying!

SPRITE Team members Dmitry Vorobiev and grad student Will Snyder turn up the AC using a SPRITE prototype solar panel block! Only 15 more of these and we are ready to power SPRITE on-orbit.

Hang on tight – our High Above Down Under series premieres today! Catch the first episode as we journey to Australia to launch some sounding rockets. 🇦🇺 🚀

Congrats to SPRITE team member Briana for being selected to PI a new CubeSat: MANTIS! Coming soon to an orbit near you.

We're getting rolling! First light (in the lab) is in the books. Here's a pretty picture of the SPRITE slit imaged on the detector in 185 nm light! The thin part of the slit is 10" wide, while there are two 30 x 60" and one central 60 x 60" bulges for point sources. Stay tuned!

First Light! (EM Style) With a moderately poor focus and a non-flight telescope, we hit our goal. It should only get better from here! Welcome to the world, SPRITE (EM)

What another peek behind the scenes at our recent launches down in Australia? Check out our newest spotlight on CUSP team member Emily Witt: lasp.colorado.edu/home/cusp/emil…

Ever had to strip the coating off a one-of-a-kind, custom, mostly irreplaceable grating? Neither had we! Small projects like SPRITE give great opportunities for trying new things (when you absolutely need to...).

Hi Everybody! SPRITE is a 12U Cubesat launching in 2023. We're going to pack a lot of photons into this thing, check out our big (for a Cubesat) Primary mirror and scale model telescope cake!