Videos

Recorded lecture series, channels worth subscribing to, and single videos that explain one topic well – from full CubeSat courses to a twelve-minute explanation of a reaction wheel.

Lecture series

• KiboCUBE Academy Link – UNOOSA/JAXA lecture series with recorded video and slides covering CubeSat mission design, subsystems, testing and operations. The most complete free CubeSat video course available
• Open Source CubeSat Workshop talks Link – Recorded talks from the annual open-source CubeSat workshop organized by the Libre Space Foundation

YouTube Channels

• saveitforparts Link – DIY satellite tracking and downlinking, often with improvised hardware
• Alfonso Gonzalez – Astrodynamics & SE Podcast Link – Astrodynamics, orbital mechanics, ADCS and space engineering, with practical Python
• Dr. Thomas Albin Link – Astronomy, astrodynamics and Python
• Carl Bugeja Link – PCB coil and flexible electronics experiments, directly relevant to PCB magnetorquer design
• Build a CubeSat Link – Open-source, accessible CubeSat project documented end to end

Topic explainers

• Intro to thermal balance for spacecraft (Scott Manley) Link – Accessible introduction to spacecraft thermal balance
• University of Bristol: Satellite Reaction Wheels Link – Educational video on reaction wheel operation
• University of Bristol: Satellite Magnetorquers Link – Educational video on magnetorquer operation
• How Star Trackers Work Link – Explanation of star tracker operating principles
• Two Line Element Set Explained Link – Field-by-field walkthrough of the TLE format
• Classical Orbital Elements Link – Introduction to the six classical orbital elements

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