Quarterly Updates – March 2026
Welcome to the March 2026 edition of the Da Vinci Satellite quarterly updates. We have continued working on our project and are excited to share what we have been up to lately. Our technical department is preparing our subsystems for testing that is coming up at the...
Yvar’s Retrospect on his Da Vinci Satellite Years
My time at Da Vinci Satellite started on a rainy afternoon in Texas. As I was rounding up my internship and preparing to return to Delft, I was looking for a new challenge to dive it and I saw that the Da Vinci Satellite Team was recruiting new members. Captivated by...
Dominique’s Retrospect on her Da Vinci Satellite Years
I first learned about ‘Da Vinci Satellite’ in the Spring of 2022, through the Aerospace Engineering study association; the VSV ‘Leonardo da Vinci’. I saw an inspirational team, unique in not just giving university students the opportunity of working on a real space...
Newfound Support from ESA
We are excited and proud to announce the newest supporter of Da Vinci Satellite: the European Space Agency (ESA). The team was able to secure this collaboration as part of the Fly Your Satellite! (FYS) programme, after a competitive selection process. The support from...
Testing Boards with Eurocircuits
The current collaboration with Eurocircuits has greatly contributed to the project, as it has helped the Da Vinci Satellite team go further into the testing phase. The team is now in a delicate phase: right at the finishing design touches, and about to begin more...
DVS at the Systems Workforce Summit
At the beginning of October, our team member Jasmijn Tromp presented at the Systems Workforce Summit, organized by Prof. Heinz Stoewer. In light of current global challenges, it is crucial that industry, academia, professional organizations, and government agencies...
Da Vinci Satellite on the BES Islands
The Da Vinci Satellite team is thrilled to announce a new collaboration with the BES islands! With the upcoming Galileo sensor station opening on Bonaire in 2025, we're partnering with the Cabinet of the Special Envoy of the BES-islands to promote space education...
Support from the Delfi-C3 Fund
We are thrilled to announce that the Da Vinci Satellite team has received generous support from the fund owners of Delfi-C3! Earlier this month, we had the incredible opportunity to meet with Jeroen Rotteveel and other amazing individuals at ISISPACE Group. Not only...
Team update – May
By Bastiaan Bosman, Team manager The last quarter, the Da Vinci Satellite team has been hard at work on every part of the project. Every aspect is nownearing completion. This update will give you the ins and outs of what the team has done over the past...
With Da Vinci satellite to a gamefair
By Quirijn Van Woerkom (Business manager)When I was asked to take over the task of Business Manager of the Da Vinci Satellite team, I had very little knowledge about what that would entail. I was told I would be responsible for the financial and public relations...