Significance of IDEA project in educational and scientific aspects

The project for IDEA, In-situ Debris Environmental Awareness, is a micro satellite, a cubic 50cm on a side, project initiated and preceded by students of the Space Systems Dynamics Laboratory (SSDL), Kyushu University. IDEA project has great significance in terms of science and education. IDEA project pursues big scientific achievements. It aims to clearly understand the current and future environment of micro debris in the low Earth orbit (LEO) region using micro satellites. On the other hand, students in IDEA project got many educational experiences through variety of project activities initiated by their own such as knowledge and knowhow required for satellite development, documentation skills, and communication skills.