DemoSat Program
DemoSat Program
High Altitude Balloon Payloads
The schedule below is preliminary and all dates are subject to change. Reviews may be set up any time during the proposed week. Ruth will communicate directly with the Affiliate Director or Team Lead to schedule: The launch provider requires final weights must be reported by the Wednesday of flight week. This means all FRRs MUST be completed by that Wednesday.
Event | Summer 2025* | Fall 2025 |
| Kickoff Telecon | May 22 @ 10:00 am | TBA |
| Preliminary Design Review | June 2 - 5 | TBA |
| Critical Design Review | June 30 - Jul 3 | TBA |
| Flight Readiness Review | July 28 - 30 | TBA |
| LAUNCH/FLIGHT DAY!! | August 2 | TBA |
| Final Reports Due | August 22 | TBA |
* Preliminary Schedule (subject to change)
^ All FRRs MUST be completed by Wednesday of flight week so we can report final weights to the launch provider by EOD that Wednesday.
Design Reviews - SLIDES REQUIRED!
Design and readiness reviews are a universal part of the engineering process, and the DemoSat program will follow standard industry practices in this regard. All reviews will take place via online webinar using the ZOOM online tool. A link to schedule your design review will be provided once your team has signed up for the semester. Electronic copies of slides are due 24 hours prior to each scheduled review. Please send slides to ruth.ehler@colorado.edu. Teams can use the review templates provided here or use their own.
