Australia's small satellite revolution
A little piece of technology is making a big splash in Australia's space industry. So what on (and off) Earth is a CubeSat?
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2019
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News tagged with cubesat
Tiny satellites reveal water dynamics in thousands of northern lakes
Using an army of small satellites, researchers have shown that water levels in small lakes across northern Canada and Alaska are far more variable during the summer than previously thought. The findings, published in Geophysical ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2019
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New technology helps address big problems for small satellites
CubeSats have become big players in space exploration. Their small size and relatively low cost have made them popular choices for commercial launches in recent years, but the process to propel such satellites in space comes ...
Plasma Physics
Feb 6, 2019
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Beyond Mars, the mini MarCO spacecraft fall silent
Before the pair of briefcase-sized spacecraft known collectively as MarCO launched last year, their success was measured by survival: If they were able to operate in deep space at all, they would be pushing the limits of ...
Space Exploration
Feb 5, 2019
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CubeSats joining Hera mission to asteroid system
When ESA's planned Hera mission journeys to its target binary asteroid system, it will not be alone. The spacecraft will carry two tiny CubeSats for deployment around – and eventual landing on – the Didymos asteroids. ...
Space Exploration
Jan 7, 2019
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Mission accomplished for ESA's butane-propelled CubeSat
The cereal-box sized GomX-4B – ESA's biggest small CubeSat yet flown – has completed its mission for the Agency, testing out new miniaturised technologies including: intersatellite link communication with its GomX-4A ...
Space Exploration
Dec 28, 2018
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NASA hears MarCO CubeSats loud and clear from Mars
NASA's MarCO mission was built to see whether two experimental, briefcase-sized spacecraft could survive the trip to deep space, and the two CubeSats proved more than able. After cruising along behind NASA's InSight for seven ...
Space Exploration
Nov 27, 2018
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Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA's InSight spacecraft all the way to Mars face their biggest test yet.
Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2018
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Small satellites tackle big scientific questions
CU Boulder will soon have new eyes on the sun. Two miniature satellites designed by researchers at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) are scheduled to launch later this month on Spaceflight's SSO-A: SmallSat ...
Space Exploration
Nov 16, 2018
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NASA's First Image of Mars from a CubeSat
NASA's MarCO mission was designed to find out if briefcase-sized spacecraft called CubeSats could survive the journey to deep space. Now, MarCO—which stands for Mars Cube One—has Mars in sight.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2018
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