List of Abbreviations

ADCS Altitude Determination and Control Systems
AI Artificial Intelligence
CAD Computer Aided Design
CNC Computer Numerical Control
COG Center of gravity
COTS Commercial Off The Shelf
CVCM Collected Volatile Condensable Material
ECSS European Cooperation for Space Standardization
EO Earth Observation
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
ESD-POM Electrostatic discharge polyoxymethylene
ESD-ABS Electrostatic discharge acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
FEA Finite Element Analysis
G5 Galassia-5 (Name of our CubeSat)
IR Infrared
MGSE Mechanical Ground Support Equipment
NPU Neural Processing Unit
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PEKK Polyetherketoneketone
OBC On-Board Computer
OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration
RML Recovered Mass Loss
SDR Software-Defined Radio
TML Total Mass Loss
TVAC Thermal Vacuum
U Unit of measurement for Cubesat (1U = 100x100x100mm)
VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal

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