BIRDS Bus Open Source

Kyushu Institute of Technology is promoting BIRDS Bus Open Source activities. The aim is to share know-how and technical information regarding CubeSat development -- with a focus on the BIRDS Bus. This satellite bus was developed at Kyutech as a spin-off of the BIRDS Program (2015-2022). Kyutech offers all details of the BIRDS Bus on an open source basis (per MIT License).

The main goal is to provide a more solid basis for space programs in non-space faring countries by making satellite development easier, quicker, and less expensive. Starting from scratch is too much work.

BIRDS bus technical information is available from the following links,

Circuit diagram, software, test report, etc, via GitHub.
Flight data of BIRDS-3 and BIRDS-4

Photo images captured by BIRDS-3 and BIRDS-4
Baseline Flight Safety Assessment Report(SAR) for Safety Review Phase III.

We also have a monthly Webinar to discuss various issues related to the satellite bus. To obtain the information (Zoom connections etc.,) about the Webinars, please click here .

Other information is available below and will be added;