DIINF Space: Students Help Put SUCHAI-4 Nanosatellite into Orbit with Critical Flight Software

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:54:19 +0000

After the SUCHAI-4 launch, DIINF students were behind critical flight software that keeps the satellite operating in orbit under severe constraints: limited processors and memory, and only about four passes over Santiago per day with windows of five to ten minutes. Lucas Mecías automated operations by sending batches of commands that the satellite executes in sequence, while Josué Mateluna designed the interface used to operate the mission. The rest of the time SUCHAI-4 must run autonomously, with no operator in the loop.

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Interview: SCY-FI Lab Lead Discusses SUCHAI-4 Nanosatellite Launch and Mission

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:58:55 +0000

DIINF interviewed Carlos González Cortés ahead of the SUCHAI-4 launch, a mission in which the department takes part. The nanosatellite concentrates close to 60 scientific and technological experiments in about five kilograms, from plasma propulsion systems to the cultivation of microorganisms, and was to be launched from the United States in early July. González highlighted Chile’s competitive conditions for this kind of project and pointed to human capital formation as the programme’s most important outcome.

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DIINF Space: Students Help Put SUCHAI-4 Nanosatellite into Orbit with Critical Flight Software

Interview: SCY-FI Lab Lead Discusses SUCHAI-4 Nanosatellite Launch and Mission