Morokot Sakal

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Morokot Sakal is a space systems engineer whose work centers on the design, thermal management, and attitude control of small satellites, with a particular focus on microsatellites and CubeSats for Earth observation and communication. As a key contributor to the Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL) at Tohoku University, Sakal played an integral role in the development of RISESAT, a 50-kg-class microsatellite launched in 2019. Their research on the assembly and integration of the satellite’s optical downlink terminal (VSOTA) helped advance cost-effective optical communication from small platforms, while their thermal design and evaluation work ensured the satellite’s survival and performance in orbit—contributing to a combined citation count of over 13 for these efforts. Sakal also led the ground evaluation of the attitude control system for IHI-SAT, a 3U CubeSat developed in partnership with IHI Corporation to demonstrate maritime ship identification via AIS. These contributions highlight Sakal’s expertise in bridging hardware integration, thermal engineering, and control systems to enable reliable, real-world small satellite missions.