Hamburgs Student Space Initiative
About
We are THHOR – TUHH Orbital Research, a team of committed students from Hamburg University of Technology with the goal of bringing our university to orbit. Supported by the Smart Sensors Group, we have acquired a 1.5U CubeSat, laying the foundation for our mission. Since then, we have rapidly expanded — developing our CubeSat project, building Hamburg’s first-ever REXUS experiment as part of the REXUS/BEXUS Cycle 17, and fostering collaboration within the German space community. If you’re interested in being part of this journey, join us!
Mission
From Hamburg to Orbit
We are building the hardware, software, and operations playbook that will send TUHH's first CubeSat to orbit—one subsystem at a time.
Approach
Hands-On
Student-led teams own the full stack: avionics, payloads, ground software, and testing. Our maxim: learning by launching
Mindset
Share the Blueprint
Every prototype, test plan, and lesson gets shared within Hamburg Space Team so future missions can launch faster than the last.
How we got here
Our path to orbit
THHOR grew from a shared goal: proving that students at TUHH can design, build, and operate space hardware. Each phase moves us closer to launch.
Spark at TUHH
We started as a group of students fascinated by getting our university to orbit. Early meetings focused on what a first CubeSat mission should prove.
Building the Team
Electronics, software, structures, and operations crews formed around clear roles, with guidance from TUHH, DLR and other partners.
Prototype, Test, Refine
We want to iterate on subsystems in the lab—power, data handling, and payloads—documenting everything we learn until we reach flight readiness.
Path to Orbit
The goal is a fully integrated 1.5U CubeSat, verified through environmental testing and campaign rehearsals before launch and on-orbit operations.
Hamburg Space Team
THHOR is a proud founding Project of Hamburg Space Team. We help grow a Hamburg-wide network of student space engineers, sharing what we learn.
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