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It's hip to be square : The CubeSat revolution [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
With the launch of the UK’s first commercial CubeSat, UKube-1, on the horizon, Malcolm Macdonald and Christopher Lowe look at what the future holds for this standardised spacecraft ...
Macdonald, Malcolm   +1 more
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Naphthalene as a Cubesat Cold Gas Thruster Propellant

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2020
The “cubesat” form factor (multiples of 10 × 10 × 10 cm3 volume and 1.33 kg mass) has been adopted as the defacto standard for a cost effective and modular, nano-satellite platform.
Dimitrios Tsifakis   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A High Gain Deployable L/S Band Conical Helix Antenna Integrated With Optical System for Earth Observation CubeSats

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
In this study, a new spiral dual-band antenna integrated with an optical system for a small CubeSat spacecraft was proposed. It is challenging to design an antenna with a limited space on a CubeSat platform.
Nursultan Meirambekuly   +6 more
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A Technical Review of Planet Smallsat Data: Practical Considerations for Processing and Using PlanetScope Imagery

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2021
With the ability to capture daily imagery of Earth at very high spatial resolutions, commercial smallsats are emerging as a key resource for the remote sensing community.
Amy E. Frazier, Benjamin L. Hemingway
doaj   +1 more source

High-Resolution Image and Video CubeSat (HiREV): Development of Space Technology Test Platform Using a Low-Cost CubeSat Platform

open access: yesInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2019
In this paper, we present high-resolution image and video CubeSat (HiREV), the first constructed 6 U platform to reach the space technology test bed stage, developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Dong-Hyun Cho   +5 more
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Appraisal of Low-Cost Pushbroom Hyper-Spectral Sensor Systems for Material Classification in Reflectance

open access: yesSensors, 2021
Near infrared (NIR) remote sensing has applications in vegetation analysis as well as geological investigations. For extra-terrestrial applications, this is particularly relevant to Moon, Mars and asteroid exploration, where minerals exhibiting spectral ...
Steven Hobbs   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Cubesat Payload for Exoplanet Detection [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2017
The search for undiscovered planets outside the solar system is a scientific topic that is rapidly spreading into the astrophysical and engineering communities. In this framework, the design of an innovative payload to detect exoplanets from a nano-sized space platform, like a 3U cubesat, is presented.
Marcella Iuzzolino   +5 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Pre-Launch Assembly, Integration, and Testing Strategy of a Hyperspectral Imaging CubeSat, HYPSO-1

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
Assembly, Integration, and Verification/Testing (AIV or AIT) is a standardized guideline for projects to ensure consistency throughout spacecraft development phases.
Elizabeth Frances Prentice   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal deformation of 3U CubeSat in low Earth orbit

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The impact of uneven heating on a satellite structure in low Earth orbit has been considered using the example of 3U CubeSat. The calculations showed that the thermal deformation of CubeSat structure in orbit caused a deviation between normals to ...
Gorev Vasily   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Analysis of Delta-V Requirements for a Lunar CubeSat Impactor with Deployment Altitude Variations [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences, 2015
Characteristics of delta-V requirements for deploying an impactor from a mother-ship at different orbital altitudes are analyzed in order to prepare for a future lunar CubeSat impactor mission.
Young-Joo Song, Jin Ho, Bang-Yeop Kim
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