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In this paper, a printed Yagi antenna with an integrated balun is proposed for CubeSat communications. The printed antenna is mechanically adjustable to realize three functional states at different operating frequencies in the L-band and... more
CubeSats are miniature satellites that have been instrumental in low Earth orbit research for the past 15 years. But recently the tiny CubeSat has been called upon to go where no CubeSat has gone before – interplanetary space. Learn more... more
The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD) Programme aims to stimulate and support the growth of UK businesses. Specifically, the IOD programme provides a series of flight opportunities for businesses... more
This is a vivid analysis of the current CubeSat market, constraints and a typical cost for a CubeSat mission. It goes on to suggest ways students can raise fund for a CubeSat Mission.
This paper looks at the known applications of the CubeSat tech., and suggests possible areas of applications. It further evaluates the feasibility of every new uses of Cubesat that was discussed.
After a decade of experimental nanosatellite projects, the past few years have seen a growing trend of utilizing nanosatellites in more complex scientific and commercial missions. More complex nanosatellite missions typically involve... more
With the surge of interest in nano-satellites, there is a concomitant need for high quality, yet affordable simulation and testing environments. It is particularly challenging to experimentally evaluate nano-satellite attitude control... more
AbstrAct: Because they are inexpensive platforms for satellites, CubeSats have become a low-cost way for universities and even developing countries to have access to space technology. This paper presents the ITASAT design, particularly... more
A compact hydrazine/hydrogen peroxide pressure-fed bi-propellant propulsion system for long term linear 4U CubeSat missions has been designed. The requirements of providing a delta v of 600m/s, containing a 1U payload of 1.33kg, and to... more
SwissCube: the first entire Swiss satellite is now on orbit; planned to operate for at least twelve months, it will have four years in the 23th of September; four years of data and results from the space and from its payload and... more
The aim of this research is to investigate how to track the QB50 cubesats when they are deployed from the rocket launchers. Also the use of the ground station in Von Karman Institute to track, identify and distinguish the signals for each... more
The Norwegian Student satellite program was established in 2007 and is now coming to an end. After running the program for several years, the tangible output from the program is one CubeSat in orbit and two still under construction. This... more
The production of a ferrofluid container, intended for use in the KRAKsat (CubeSat type) satellite in space conditions, is presented. Mechanized laser beam welding for AISI 316L stainless steel test joint and container prototype was... more
In this paper, we will describe the Finnish Aalto-1 CubeSat satellite mission, the satellite status and the first in-orbit observations. The Aalto-1 satellite is designed by students is built by a consortium of universities and... more
In order to support the interoperability between heterogeneous missions, Federated Satellite Systems (FSS) should include flexible communications technologies supporting protocol translation among different federated spacecrafts. A... more
CubeSats have a wet mass ranging from 1.3 (1U) to 6 kg (3U) and employ commercial off-the-shelf electronics [1]. A key advantage of CubeSats is that they are small, lightweight and have the ability to form a constellation of cube... more
Mountain glaciers are important because they work as precipitation buffers and water sources for downstream populations. In addition, they have been a source of data for climate dynamics analysis. Measuring glaciers meteorological... more
This paper investigates the verification, validation, and testing (VVT) processes that MarCO underwent. When available, actual design, integration, and VVT steps undertaken for the MarCO mission are used. When MarCO specifics are not... more
Works on pico-satellites have gained momentum recently, especially those that consider pico-satellites as part of a much larger constellation or swarm. This feature allows pico-satellites to provide high temporal resolution of... more
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) using entangled photon pairs enables highly-secure communications but requires that individual photons be exchanged between the two communicating parties. Practical limitations prevent the distance over... more
—In recent years, the interest for the Arctic area has been increasing. Harvesting of scientific data and environmental monitoring are key activities. The Arctic has poor communication infrastructure, both by terrestrial and satellite... more
GPS receivers are increasingly used in nanosatellite applications to provide the means for autonomous and accurate navigation in orbit. However, many of the available nanosatellite GPS receivers consume a large amount of power compared to... more
One of the objectives of the RANGE mission is to perform relative navigation using differential aerodynamics. The aerodynamic force coefficients, moment coefficients, and heating can be computed numerically, though this process is too... more
In this paper we present CubedOS, a lightweight application framework for CubeSat flight software. CubedOS is written in SPARKand proved free of certain classes of runtime errors. It consists of a collection of interacting , concurrent... more
TURKSAT-3USAT is a three unit CubeSat developed for voice communication at low Earth orbit. The payload is a VHFIUHF transponder operating at amateur bands. The transponder and all other subsystems, except the stabilization, are doubled... more