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Sustainable Cities and Communities: Which Role for CubeSats? [PDF]
The paper discusses the role of CubeSats in advancing sustainable cities and communities, emphasizing their value in urban monitoring. CubeSats, small and cost-effective satellites, enable near-real-time Earth Observation (EO), providing crucial ...
Q. Xu, M. A. Brovelli
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Magnetometers are important sensors with applications in the attitude determination and control systems of satellites. CubeSats have certain limitations related to power, mass, and volume.
Dulani Chamika Withanage +2 more
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Optimization of intersatellite routing for real-time data download [PDF]
The objective of this study is to develop a strategy to maximise the available bandwidth to Earth of a satellite constellation through inter-satellite links.
Ceriotti, Matteo, Yarr, Neil
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LARES a new satellite specifically designed for testing general relativity [PDF]
It is estimated that today several hundred operational satellites are orbiting Earth while many more either already re-entered the atmosphere or are no longer operational.
Ciufolini, Ignazio +3 more
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Development of a flight software framework for student CubeSat missions
During 2018 a student CubeSat project was developed at George Washington University (GWU) for the first time. The small satellite mission implemented a software stack with the hope of creating a simple and lightweight framework for future academic ...
Olman D. Quiros-Jimenez +1 more
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A Review of Battery Technology in CubeSats and Small Satellite Solutions
CubeSats and small satellite solutions are increasing in popularity as they enable a fast, cheap, and agile way for satellite applications. An essential component of nearly every satellite is the energy storage device, which is practically equal to a ...
Vaclav Knap +2 more
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A Review of New Technologies in Passive Thermal Control for CubeSats [PDF]
Most spacecraft components have a specific allowable temperature limit that must be met for optimal operation and subsystem survival. The adjustment of this temperature range is made by various active and passive thermal management techniques.
Hamed Sheikhbahaee, Saeed Hajialigol
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Towards the Thousandth CubeSat: A Statistical Overview
CubeSats have become an interesting innovation in the space sector. Such platforms are being used for several space applications, such as education, Earth remote sensing, science, and defense. As of May 31st, 2018, 855 CubeSats had been launched.
Thyrso Villela +4 more
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Survey of Inter-satellite Communication for Small Satellite Systems: Physical Layer to Network Layer View [PDF]
Small satellite systems enable whole new class of missions for navigation, communications, remote sensing and scientific research for both civilian and military purposes.
Afghah, Fatemeh +5 more
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When the first CubeSats were launched nearly two decades ago, few people believed that the miniature satellites would likely prove to be a useful scientific tool. Skeptics abounded.
Harlan E. Spence +16 more
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