Yusei Alex Sato

Yusei Alex Sato

2019: Ranked 1st overall team at the Tokyo Round of the World Scholar’s Cup Junior Division, 9th at the Sydney Global Round, and 9th in the Scholar’s Bowl at the Tournament of Champions
2020: Won the RoboCupJunior Soccer Lightweight Kanto Tournament
2020: Won the 1st Kibo Robot Programming Challenge national competition and received the Programming Skills Award (Grand Prize) at the international championship
2021: Led the Japanese national team of 14 members at the FIRST Global Challenge, achieving 5th place out of 177 countries (Japan’s highest rank)
2021: Received the Japan Space Forum Award in the Junior Division at the 29th Satellite Design Contest
2022: Won the RoboCupJunior Soccer Lightweight Kanto Tournament
2022: Received the Award for Excellence at the 20th Japan Science & Engineering Challenge
2023: Awarded 2nd place in the Original Mission CanSat Division at the 19th Tanegashima Rocket Contest
2023: Awarded the Harvard Prize Book 2023: Conducted research on satellite rendezvous and docking through the University of Tokyo Global Science Campus (UTokyoGSC)
2023: Presented a research paper at the 67th Space Sciences and Technology Conference
2023: Received the Chairperson’s Special Award (3rd place overall) at the GSC National Research Presentation Meeting
2023: Received the Grand Idea Award and the Chairperson’s Special Award in the Idea Division at the 31st Satellite Design Contest
2024: Conducting research on satellite formation flying at the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the University of Tokyo

Since programming the free-flying robot Astrobee in the International Space Station at the Kibo Robot Programming Challenge, I developed an interest in satellite control systems and have been working on developing rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking technologies to achieve satellite reuse. Currently, I am researching satellite formation flying at the University of Tokyo and exploring the potential of satellite reuse and upgrade with on-orbit servicing. Ultimately, I aim to contribute to the development of the space industry and provide solutions to global issues such as national security and natural disasters through the utilization of satellite technology.