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OreSat Open Source CubeSat Project

Artisanally hand-built open source satellites from Oregon!

Welcome to OreSat!

OreSat is a completely open source CubeSat project meant for interdisciplinary teams of students. We're at Portland State University, but we have tons of collaborators including Oregon State University, University of Oregon, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University College London, Cal Poly Pomona, and many more!

We have Oregon's first satellite in space right now, and are working on two more.

Designing, building, and testing CubeSats isn't easy, but OMG we're going to space. So get involved! Even if you're not involved with PSU at all, we could use your help.

Here's how to Get Started!

Email oresat@pdx.edu if you have any questions about ramping up or getting involved!

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  1. getting-started getting-started Public

    How to get started with Oresat, and CubeSats in general

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  2. oresat-olaf oresat-olaf Public

    A pythonic CANopen application framework for all OreSat Linux boards

    Python 5 5

  3. oresat-firmware oresat-firmware Public

    OreSat firmware based on ChibiOS for M0 microcontrollers

    C 44 19

  4. oresat-configs oresat-configs Public

    All CANopen node and beacon configs for each OreSat mission.

    Python 2 3

  5. oresat-c3-software oresat-c3-software Public

    Main application for Octavo A8 version of the C3 card

    Python 4 3

  6. oresat-c3-hardware oresat-c3-hardware Public

    C3 (Command, Communication, and Control) our Command and Data Handling (C&DH) card.

    22 9

Repositories

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  • oresat-c3-software Public

    Main application for Octavo A8 version of the C3 card

    oresat/oresat-c3-software’s past year of commit activity
    Python 4 GPL-3.0 3 17 0 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-adcs-hardware Public

    Controller PCB for OreSat reaction wheels, magnetorquers, IMU, and magnetometers

    oresat/oresat-adcs-hardware’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 17 GPL-2.0 7 7 0 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-kicad Public

    All things KiCAD for OreSat; libraries, tools, settings, etc.

    oresat/oresat-kicad’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 2 5 3 0 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-backplane Public

    Artisanally hand-crafted bespoke backplane for OreSat.

    oresat/oresat-backplane’s past year of commit activity
    Makefile 9 2 3 0 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-star-tracker-software Public

    openstartracker-based Linux software running on the OreSat star tracker hardware.

    oresat/oresat-star-tracker-software’s past year of commit activity
    Python 21 GPL-3.0 2 8 3 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-battery-testing Public

    Battery testing software and circuitry for testing cells and batteries to fly on the ISS

    oresat/oresat-battery-testing’s past year of commit activity
    C++ 1 GPL-3.0 1 5 (2 issues need help) 0 Updated Mar 9, 2026
  • oresat-end-cards Public

    Repo for the OreSat +/-Z end cards (Card #1 and #20)

    oresat/oresat-end-cards’s past year of commit activity
    HTML 2 4 3 1 Updated Mar 8, 2026
  • oresat-c3-hardware Public

    C3 (Command, Communication, and Control) our Command and Data Handling (C&DH) card.

    oresat/oresat-c3-hardware’s past year of commit activity
    22 9 7 0 Updated Mar 8, 2026
  • oresat-configs Public

    All CANopen node and beacon configs for each OreSat mission.

    oresat/oresat-configs’s past year of commit activity
    Python 2 GPL-3.0 3 4 0 Updated Mar 6, 2026
  • oresat-adcs-software Public

    A Linux service for managing the ADCS on oresat.

    oresat/oresat-adcs-software’s past year of commit activity
    Python 9 GPL-3.0 2 12 (1 issue needs help) 0 Updated Mar 5, 2026