Space Camp 2025 (2 of 5): LUMS - Design, Build and Launch Your First Satellite

The second stop of the Space Camp 2025 series touched down at one of Pakistan’s most prestigious institutions — the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) — on 13–14 September 2025. Organized by the Space Research Center (SRC), University of Central Punjab (UCP), in collaboration with SPADES (LUMS), SUPARCO’s Space Education & Awareness Drive (SEAD), and RESOLVE — Research Solutions & Ventures, the two-day camp brought together a diverse and enthusiastic group of LUMS students for a hands-on satellite-building adventure.

Under the leadership of Dr. M. Kamran Saleem, Associate Professor and Director of SRC-UCP, and Dr. Muhammad Waseem, Director of RESOLVE (SUPARCO), participants embarked on a focused and immersive journey — from the fundamentals of satellite technology all the way through to building and launching their very own CANSAT.


The following video captures the complete journey of Space Camp 2025 at LUMS — from hands-on satellite subsystem training using the EYASSAT kit, to the exciting assembly and launch of the CANSAT Explorer. Watch Pakistan’s young space pioneers in action.
 

Day 1 — Satellites, Subsystems & the EYASSAT Experience

The camp opened on the morning of 13 September with a warm welcome and introductions, followed immediately by an engaging lecture session delivered by the lead trainers. Participants were taken through the fundamentals of satellite and mission design, exploring key subsystems including Command & Data Handling, Power (EPS), Attitude Determination and Control (ADCS), RF Communication, and Satellite Payloads.

SRC-UCP’s showcase of student-built aerospace models — including a detailed model rocket, CubeSat prototypes, and FloatSat — was on display, giving participants a tangible sense of what real space engineering looks like up close.




The afternoon session introduced participants to the EYASSAT Kit — a professional-grade educational satellite system developed in collaboration with SUPARCO — providing a live demonstration of satellite assembly, integration, and operation. Students gathered with great curiosity as trainers walked them through real satellite hardware, making abstract concepts tangible and inspiring.

Day 2 — Unbox, Assemble, Launch!

Day 2 was where theory turned into reality. Each team received their CANSAT Explorer Kit (CK-2508) — an indigenously developed educational satellite kit by SRC-UCP and RESOLVE, compact enough to fit inside a soda can yet packed with five stacked PCBs, carrying sensors for magnetometry, accelerometry, barometric pressure, GPS, temperature, and an onboard camera.




The excitement of opening the kits was palpable. Teams carefully laid out their components — PCBs, sensors, LiPo batteries, GPS modules, parachutes, and cables — before beginning the step-by-step assembly process guided by the CANSAT Explorer Assembly Instructions. With laptops open and assembly guides in hand, participants wired subsystems, installed software, and tested connections as they brought their satellites to life piece by piece.


What stood out at LUMS was the remarkable energy and independence of the participants. The LUMS student community took to the challenge with confidence, problem-solving on the fly and supporting each other across teams. By the end of Day 2, fully assembled CANSATs were ready for launch — a true testament to what focused, hands-on learning can achieve in just two days.

The camp concluded with the thrilling CANSAT launch demonstration, where participants witnessed their built satellites transmit real-time telemetry data — temperature, pressure, altitude, and GPS coordinates — back to the ground station, completing the full satellite mission lifecycle from design to launch to data analysis.


Organizing Institutions

Space Camp 2025 at LUMS was jointly organized by:

•      Space Research Center (SRC), University of Central Punjab (UCP)

•      SUPARCO — Pakistan’s National Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission

•      RESOLVE — Research Solutions & Ventures (SUPARCO)

•      SPADES — Space and Planetary Affairs, Defense, and Exploration Society (LUMS)

The camp was also supported by SEAD (Space Education & Awareness Drive), Uraan Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s Innovation Support & Startup Grants, the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Kalam4Solutions, and World Space Week Pakistan.

With two camps now successfully completed, the Space Camp 2025 series continues its mission across Lahore’s top universities. Next up: UET, LCWU, and ITU — each bringing the same hands-on satellite-building experience to a new community of Pakistan’s future space engineers.

Stay tuned for our coverage of the upcoming camps in the series!

#SpaceCamp2025  #SUPARCO  #UCP  #LUMS  #SPADES  #SEAD  #RESOLVE  #STEMeducation  #WorldSpaceWeek  #SpaceTechnology  #SpaceExploration

Contact

Dr. M. Kamran Saleem - Associate Professor | Director, Space Research Center 
Faculty of Engineering - Email: kamran.saleem@ucp.edu.pk
University of Central Punjab, Lahore, PAKISTAN

 

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