CubeSats: A bright future for nanosatellites

✍ Scribed by Shiroma, Wayne ;Martin, Larry ;Akagi, Justin ;Akagi, Jason ;Wolfe, Byron ;Fewell, Bryan ;Ohta, Aaron

• Book ID: 111493422
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 534 KB
• Volume: 1
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 2391-5439
• DOI: 10.2478/s13531-011-0007-8

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Interest in the CubeSat class of nanosatellites has surged in recent years. The reduced development time and launch cost of these platforms, compared to conventional large satellites, have made them attractive for applications ranging from technology demonstrations to biological experiments to space weather research. This paper surveys recent and upcoming missions pursued by a variety of academic and government groups around the world.