On the night of March 4-5, 2024, the University of Würzburg’s SONATE-2 nanosatellite was successfully launched into space. It will test new hardware and software technologies for artificial intelligence.
After more than two years of development, the SONATE-2 nanosatellite from Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU) cleared a major hurdle on the night of March 5th: On board a SpaceX rocket, it began its journey into orbit from the west coast of the USA punctually at 11.05 p.m. (CET). The satellite was designed and built by a team led by aerospace engineer Professor Hakan Kayal.
SONATE-2 is a so-called 6U+ cubesat model. It is about the size of a shoe box and weighs around twelve kilograms. ...
