Title:
YukonSat – Yukon College CubeSat
Agreement Number:
17CCPYUK22
Agreement Value:
$301,263.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 29, 2018 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
The YukonSat will focus on promoting STEM and engage the community through 3 main initiatives. The first initiative is coding challenges open to Yukon youth and the public, using data gathered from YukonSat. For example, students could be challenged to create a collage of satellite images of a certain region of Earth. The second initiative is coding challenges to transmit and receive short voice recordings. Yukon schools, First Nations, communities, and other groups will have the opportunity to spread their messages to other parts of Canada and the world through a scavenger hunt-style challenge. The third initiative is data analysis and interpretation completed in Yukon College math and science courses. For example, students could learn about instrumentation, signal processing and data analysis methods while completing an activity to map earth's magnetic forces using GPS and magnetometer data from a satellite built by their peers.
YukonSat will be developed in collaboration with the University of Alberta, Aurora College and Natural Resources Canada.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
-Increased knowledge from research projects in priority space S&T areas (number of new and ongoing space science and technology initiatives and projects).
-Number of completed space science and technology initiatives (Announcement of Opportunity) and proj
Location:
Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 5K4
Reference Number:
003-2017-2018-Q4-03791
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
1st amendment (2019-03-27) : Project value increased to $257,783
2nd amendment (2021-03-31) : Agreement end date has been pushed to 2023-03-31
3rd amendment (2022-01-27) : Project value increased to $277,783
Amendment Date
Mar 24, 2023
Recipient's Legal Name:
Yukon University
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Research Component aims to support the development of science and technology; foster the continual development of a critical mass of researchers and highly qualified people in Canada; and support information gathering and space-related studies and research pertaining to Canadian Space Agency priorities.