“Sitting upon the Earth, I journey eighty thousand miles each day; roaming the heavens, I gaze upon a thousand rivers from afar.”On the morning of April 18th, 2024, the kick-off ceremony of SDJU No.1 Satellite was successfully held in Shanghai. This satellite will be launched into space alongside with the Fudan Information Satellite, which will form a dual-satellite system to carry out in-orbit inter-satellite laser communication tests.
SDJU No. 1 Satellite
Representatives from Beijing Laser Starcom, SDJU Office of Science and Technology Administration, (Fudan) School of Information Science and Technology and so on attended the ceremony, extending their best wishes for the success launch of the satellites, their smooth operation in orbit, and the success of scientific experiments. They also expressed their willingness to deepen and broaden cooperation in the future in aerospace field, particularly in the development of micro- and nano-satellite.
The two satellites are scheduled be departure from Shanghai for Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the coming days, and the launch is expected to be carried out in early May.
Representatives at the ceremony
SDJU No. 1 Satellite is jointly developed by SDJU micro-nano-satellite team and its cooperative partners for laser communication experiments. After being launched into space together with Fudan Information Satellite, it will form a laser constellation, which will significantly enhance experiments and applications of in-orbit inter-satellite communication. This will contribute to the development of next-generation communication and Internet technology.
Dual-satellite (SDJU No. 1 Satellite and Fudan Information Satellite)
In pursuing the space dream, SDJU has a mission to fulfill. In recent years, SDJU has been giving full play to its advantageous location in Lin-gang Special Area of Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and Shanghai Aerospace City in Minhang District. SDJU has set its sights on pioneering industries such as aerospace manufacturing and operation as well as commercial spaceflight. It actively positions itself in the new aerospace track, emphasizing the integration of science and education, as well as industry-education collaboration to drive the development of aerospace disciplines and programs. Our university has joined hands with leading enterprises such as COMAC Shanghai Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Eastern Aviation Technology Co., Ltd. and Spring Airlines, and established the Aviation Industrial School. This school is dedicated to deepening industrial cooperation and scientific exploration in the field of aerospace. At the same time, our university also offers undergraduate major Aircraft Manufacturing Engineering, aiming to cultivate excellent field engineers specializing in aircraft design, manufacturing, operation and maintenance in the high-end aerospace equipment manufacturing sector.
SDJU Representatives with captain of satellite launch test team at the ceremony
Our university has also made great efforts to introduce and set up aerospace research teams, successively establishing Aeronautical Institute, Institute of Micro-Nano-Satellite Intelligence, and Research Centre of Laser Quantum Detection. SDJU also established Joint Innovation Center for Aviation Electrodynamics partnered with SAU, Research Institute for Aircraft Intelligent Material and Structure in collaboration with USST, and Joint Lab for Cockpit Human Factors Engineering with AVIC INTL East China Optical Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Now, plans are underway to set up high-level research platforms, such as Aerospace Manufacturing and Remanufacturing Laboratory, Aerospace Composite Materials Laboratory, Aerospace Intelligent Perception and Testing Laboratory, Airworthiness Certification and Safety Assessment Laboratory and others, to further enhancing the construction efforts in aerospace disciplines and specialties.
The successful kick-off ceremony of SDJU No.1 Satellite signifies an important step forward in our university’s efforts to develop its aerospace characteristics. This achievement holds significant importance in accelerating the pace of building our university into a c national model of applied technology university.
