PolySat, as part of the Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory, is a student run, multidisciplinary independent research lab. We are the CubeSat development team of Cal Poly, an originator and leader for launches in the CubeSat community. A CubeSat is at minimum a 10cm x 10cm x 10cm (also called a 1U) satellite which can be developed for a relatively low cost. This allows students and other research institutions to perform experiments and participate in space exploration. Most of our launches are through the NASA ELaNa program and we have worked with various teams such as NASA Goddard, NASA JPL and SRI. Our program has launched 12 satellites and is actively working on several more.

Our team is multidiscplinary and consists of students across many disciplines and fields of study.

The primary objective of the Cal Poly CubeSat Lab is to give students hands-on experience designing, building, and operating satellites while promoting team-building across multiple engineering disciplines. It is a prime example of Cal Poly's "learn by doing" philosophy and produces highly-trained and experienced graduates sought after throughout the industry.