List of CubeSats
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This is a list of CubeSat
nanosatellites. CubeSats are small satellites used primarily by universities for research missions, typically in low Earth orbits.
There are four types of CubeSats; 0.5U, 1U, 2U and 3U. The number corresponds to the length of the CubeSat in decimetre
s. Width and Depth are always ten centimetres, or one decimetre.
CubeSat
A CubeSat is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a volume of exactly one liter , has a mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf electronics components...
nanosatellites. CubeSats are small satellites used primarily by universities for research missions, typically in low Earth orbits.
There are four types of CubeSats; 0.5U, 1U, 2U and 3U. The number corresponds to the length of the CubeSat in decimetre
Decimetre
A decimetre is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one tenth of a metre, the SI base unit of length. In simple words there are 10 cm in a decimetre....
s. Width and Depth are always ten centimetres, or one decimetre.
Name | Type | Organisation | Mission | Launch Date (GMT) | Rocket | COSPAR | Status | Decay date | Remarks | |
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CanX-1 | 1U | UTIAS | Technology demonstration | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031H | Failed | No signal from spacecraft | ||
DTUsat DTUsat DTUsat was a CubeSat built by students from the Technical University of Denmark. It was launched on 30 June 2003 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Rockot launcher. Contact with the satellite was never established.... |
1U | DTU Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark , often simply referred to as DTU, is a university just north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's first polytechnic, and is today ranked among Europe's leading engineering institutions, and the... |
Tether research | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031C | Failed | No signal from spacecraft | ||
AAU CubeSat AAU CubeSat AAU CubeSat was a CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. AAU CubeSat was launched on 30 June 2003 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Russian "Rockot" rocket.... |
1U | Aalborg University | Imaging | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031G | Failed | Battery problems, deactivated on 22 September 2003 | ||
QuakeSat QuakeSat Quakesat is an earth observation nanosatellite based on 3 CubeSats. It was designed to be a proof-of-concept for space-based detection of ELF signals, thought by some to be earthquake precursor signals. The science behind the concept is disputed.... |
3U | Stanford University Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
Earthquake detection | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031F | Active | |||
CUTE-I (Oscar 55) | 1U | Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010... |
Amateur radio | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031E | Active | |||
Cubesat XI-IV (Oscar 57) | 1U | University of Tokyo University of Tokyo , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university... |
Amateur radio | 2003-06-30, 14:15 | Rokot/Briz-KM | 2003-031J | Active | |||
Cubesat XI-V (Oscar 58) | 1U | University of Tokyo University of Tokyo , abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university... |
Amateur radio | 2005-10-27, 14:15 | Kosmos-3M | 2003-043F | Active | |||
nCube-2 | 1U | ARR Andøya Rocket Range Andøya Rocket Range is a rocket launch site and rocket range on Andøya island in Andøy municipality in northern Norway... /NSC Norwegian Space Centre The Norwegian Space Centre is a Norwegian government agency that promotes space exploration.-Norsk Romsenter :... |
Amateur radio | 2005-10-27, 14:15 | Kosmos-3M | 2003-043H | Failed | no signal | ||
UWE-1 UWE-1 UWE-1 is a CubeSat built by students of the University of Würzburg and was launched as part of the SSETI Express mission from Plesetsk in Russia. Down/Uplink frequency is 437.505 MHz, modulation is 9600 Baud AFSK. The satellite's radio call sign is DPØUWE.... |
1U | University of Würzburg University of Würzburg The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:... |
Technology/Communications | 2005-10-27, 14:15 | Kosmos-3M | 2003-043C | Failed | contact lost on 17 November 2005 | ||
SACRED SACRED SACRED was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. It was the product of the work of about 50 students, ranging from college freshmen to Ph. D. students, over the course of several years. It was launched, after being postponed several times, on board a Dnepr... |
1U | University of Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
ION | 2U | University of Illinois | 2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
Rincon 1 Rincon 1 Rincon 1 was a Cubesat built by the Student Satellite Program of the University of Arizona. The primary payload was furnished by Rincon Research, hence the name. Rincon 1 was the product of the work of about 50 students, ranging from college freshmen to Ph.D. students, over the course of several... |
1U | University of Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
ICE Cube 1 | 1U | Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
KUTESat | 1U | University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
NCUBE-1 | 1U | ARR Andøya Rocket Range Andøya Rocket Range is a rocket launch site and rocket range on Andøya island in Andøy municipality in northern Norway... /NSC Norwegian Space Centre The Norwegian Space Centre is a Norwegian government agency that promotes space exploration.-Norsk Romsenter :... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
HAUSAT-1 | 1U | Hankuk Aviation University | 2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
SEEDS-1 | 1U | Nihon University Nihon University Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889.... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
CP-2 | 1U | California Polytechnic University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
AeroCube 1 | 1U | Aerospace Corporation | 2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
MEROPE Merope Merope was originally the name of several, probably unrelated, characters in Greek mythology. The name may refer to:-Greek mythology:* Merope , one of the Heliades, daughter of Helios and Clymene... |
1U | Montana State University Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
Mea Huaka`i (Voyager) | 1U | University of Hawaii University of Hawaii The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
ICE Cube 2 | 1U | Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
CP-1 | 1U | California Polytechnic University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
2006-07-26, 19:43 | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
GeneSat-1 GeneSat-1 GeneSat-1 is a fully automated, miniature spaceflight system that provides life support for bacterium. The system was launched into orbit on December 16, 2006 from Wallops Flight Facility. GeneSat-1 began to transmit data on its first pass over the mission's California ground station... |
3U | NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... /Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... |
Biological research Technology demonstration |
2006-12-16, 12:00 | Minotaur | 2006-058C | Active | Primary mission complete | ||
CSTB1 | 1U | Boeing Boeing The Boeing Company is an American multinational aerospace and defense corporation, founded in 1916 by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001... |
2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012R | Active | ||||
AeroCube 2 | 1U | Aerospace Corporation | 2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012F | Failed | Solar converter malfunction on 18 April 2007 | |||
CP-4 | 1U | California Polytechnic University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012Q | Active | ||||
Libertad-1 | 1U | Sergio Arboleda University Sergio Arboleda University Sergio Arboleda University is a Roman Catholic university located in Bogotá, Colombia, with a sectional located in Santa Marta, Colombia.Pedro Carmona former coupster against the government of Hugo_Chávez in Venezuela holds a post as university professor.... |
2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012N | Successful | Deactivated on 9 May 2007 | |||
CAPE-1 CAPE-1 CAPE-1 is an amateur miniaturized satellite developed by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The CubeSat was launched successfully into orbit at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in April 2007 after a delay of several weeks.An amateur radio frequency in the 70-centimeter band... |
1U | University of Louisiana at Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana... |
2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012P | Active | ||||
CP-3 | 1U | California Polytechnic University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012M | Active | ||||
MAST Multi-Application Survivable Tether The Multi-Application Survivable Tether experiment was an in-space investigation designed to use picosatellite spacecraft connected by tethers to better understand the survivability of tethers in space. It was launched as a secondary payload on a Dnepr rocket on 17 April 2007 as a part of the... |
1U | Tethers Unlimited | Tether experiments | 2007-04-17, 06:46 | Dnepr-1 | 2007-012K | Active | |||
Cute-1.7 + APD II CUTE-1.7 CUTE-1.7 + APD or CO-56 is an amateur radio nanosatellite in the form of a double CubeSat. The satellite uses commercial off-the-shelf components extensively, in particular, using the Hitachi NPD-20JWL PDA as a control computer, and using a USB hub for sensor communications... |
1U | Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010... |
Separation system demonstration and Avalanche Photo Diode sensor experiment | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021C | Active | |||
COMPASS-1 COMPASS-1 COMPASS-1 is a German amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Aachen University of Applied Science. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008... |
1U | FH Aachen Fachhochschule Aachen The FH Aachen - Aachen University of Applied Sciences is one of the biggest Fachhochschulen in Germany with roughly 10,000 students, 220 professors, 300 contract lecturers, and 340 assistants. It is specialized in certain topical areas . It must not be confused with the RWTH Aachen, which is also... |
Demonstration of commercial off-the-shelf components and taking photos | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021E | Active | |||
AAUSAT-II AAUSAT-II AAUSAT-II is the second student-built CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched 28 April 2008 05:54 UTC from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on a PSLV rocket... |
1U | University of Aalborg, Denmark | ADCS system and a gamma ray detector | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021F | Active | |||
Delfi-C3 Delfi-C3 Delfi-C3 is a CubeSat satellite constructed by students at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. It is a 3-unit CubeSat, and was launched at 03:53:42 on 28 April 2008, as part of the NLS-4 mission, aboard a PSLV rocket, from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre... |
3U | Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands | On-orbit testing of thin film solar cells (TFSC) and autonomous wireless sun sensor (AWSS), Demonstrating the worlds first linear amateur radio transponder on a cubesat | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021G | Active | |||
CanX-2 | 3U | University of Toronto, Canada University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... |
Technology demonstrator for formation flying | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021H | Active | |||
SEEDS-2 SEEDS-2 The Space Engineering EDucation Satellite 2 is a Japanese amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Nihon University. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008... |
1U | Nihon University, Japan Nihon University Nihon University is the largest university in Japan. Akiyoshi Yamada, the minister of justice, founded Nihon Law School in October 1889.... |
Amateur radio experiments and preprogrammed message sending | 2008-04-28, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2008-021J | Active | |||
PREsat PREsat The PharmaSat Risk Evaluation nanosatellite was about the size of a loaf of bread, weighed about 10 pounds and was constructed in just six months... |
3U | NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... |
Technology | 2008-08-03, 03:34 | Falcon 1 Falcon 1 The Falcon 1 is a partially reusable launch system designed and manufactured by SpaceX, a space transportation company in Hawthorne, California. The two-stage-to-orbit rocket uses LOX/RP-1 for both stages, the first powered by a single Merlin engine and the second powered by a single Kestrel engine... |
N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | |
NanoSail-D NanoSail-D NanoSail-D was a small satellite which was to have been used by NASA's Ames Research Center to study the deployment of a solar sail in space. It was a three-unit CubeSat measuring 30 by 10 by 10 centimetres , with a mass of... |
3U | NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... |
Technology | 2008-08-03, 03:34 | Falcon 1 Falcon 1 The Falcon 1 is a partially reusable launch system designed and manufactured by SpaceX, a space transportation company in Hawthorne, California. The two-stage-to-orbit rocket uses LOX/RP-1 for both stages, the first powered by a single Merlin engine and the second powered by a single Kestrel engine... |
N/A | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | |
PharmaSat PharmaSat PharmaSat is a nanosatellite developed by NASA Ames Research Center which measures the influence of microgravity upon yeast resistance to an antifungal agent... |
3U | NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center The Ames Research Center , is one of the United States of America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration 10 major field centers.The centre is located in Moffett Field in California's Silicon Valley, near the high-tech companies, entrepreneurial ventures, universities, and other... , Santa Clara University Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... , UTMB UTMB UTMB may mean:*University of Texas Medical Branch*Ultra-Trail_du_Mont-Blanc... |
Measured the effect of antifungal countermeasures on yeast strains in microgravity. ~96 hour experiment. | 2009-05-19, 23:55 | Minotaur I Minotaur I The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the US Government, and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation.Minotaur I rockets consist of the... |
2009-028B | Active | |||
CP-6 CP-6 This article is about the satellite. For the operating system, see CP-6 operating systemCP-6, also known as PolySat-6, PolySat CP-6 or CalPoly 6 is a single-unit CubeSat which was built and is operated by the California Polytechnic State University. It is primarily intended to perform a technology... |
1U | California Polytechnic University California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, or Cal Poly, is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. The university is one of two polytechnic campuses in the 23-member California State University system.... |
2009-05-19, 23:55 | Minotaur I Minotaur I The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the US Government, and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation.Minotaur I rockets consist of the... |
2009-028C | |||||
HawkSat I HawkSat I HawkSat I is a single-unit CubeSat which was built is being operated by the Hawk Institute for Space Sciences. It is based around a Pumpkin Incorporated CubeSat kit, and carries a technology demonstration payload, primarily as a proof-of-concept mission, testing command, data and power subsystems,... |
1U | HISS | 2009-05-19, 23:55 | Minotaur I Minotaur I The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the US Government, and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation.Minotaur I rockets consist of the... |
2009-028D | |||||
AeroCube 3 AeroCube 3 AeroCube 3 is a single-unit CubeSat which was built and is being operated by The Aerospace Corporation. It is the third AeroCube satellite, following on from AeroCube 1, which was lost in a launch failure in 2006, and AeroCube 2 which was successfully launched in 2007 but failed immediately after... |
1U | Aerospace Corporation | 2009-05-19, 23:55 | Minotaur I Minotaur I The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the US Government, and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation.Minotaur I rockets consist of the... |
2009-028E | |||||
SwissCube | 1U | Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:... |
Upper atmospheric science | 2009-10-23, 06:21 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2009-051B | Active | First Swiss Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... satellite |
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BeeSat-1 BeeSat-1 BeeSat-1 or Berlin Experimental and Educational Satellite 1, is a German satellite which is operated by the Technical University of Berlin. The spacecraft is a single unit CubeSat, which was designed to test systems intended for use on future spacecraft, including a new design of reaction wheel... |
1U | Berlin Institute of Technology | Reaction wheel technology qualification | 2009-10-23, 06:21 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2009-051C | Active | |||
UWE-2 UWE-2 The University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2 is a CubeSat of a length of 10 cm and a mass of 1 kg. Developed by the University of Würzburg, its scientific objectives are;... |
1U | Universität Würzburg | ADCS technology demonstrator | 2009-10-23, 06:21 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2009-051D | Active | |||
ITUpSAT1 ITUpSAT1 ITUpSAT1 is a single CubeSat built by Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the Istanbul Technical University. It was launched on September 23, 2009 using PSLV from India and became the first Turkish university satellite to orbit the Earth... |
1U | Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences as well as social sciences recently, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey... |
Imagery, technology | 2009-10-23, 06:21 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2009-051E | Active | |||
Hayato Hayato (satellite) Hayato, known before launch as K-Sat, or the Kagoshima Satellite, is a Japanese satellite which was launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which is operated by Kagoshima University, and is being used for technology demonstration and remote sensing... |
1U | Kagoshima University Kagoshima University , or is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.There are three campuses:* Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries* Sakuragaoka: Faculty of Medicine... |
2010-05-20, 21:58 | H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch an interplanetary... 202 |
2010-020A | Failed | 2010-06-28 | |||
Waseda-SAT2 Waseda-SAT2 Waseda-SAT2 is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Waseda University, and is intended to be used for Earth observation and technology demonstration. It will test the use of extendible paddles to provide attitude control... |
1U | Waseda University Waseda University , abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate... |
2010-05-20, 21:58 | H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch an interplanetary... 202 |
2010-020B | Unclear | ||||
Negai☆ Negai (satellite) is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Soka University, and is intended to be used for technology demonstration. The satellite is a single unit CubeSat, and will be used to test a field programmable gate array in orbit... |
1U | Soka University | 2010-05-20, 21:58 | H-IIA H-IIA H-IIA is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency . The liquid-fueled H-IIA rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit, to launch a lunar orbiting spacecraft, and to launch an interplanetary... 202 |
2010-020C | Successful | 2010-06-26 | |||
TIsat-1 | 1U | SUPSI | 2010-07-12, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2010-035B | Active | ||||
StudSat | 1U | StudSat | 2010-07-12, 03:53 | PSLV-CA Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle , commonly known by its abbreviation PSLV, is an expendable launch system developed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation . It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing satellites into sun synchronous orbits, a service that... |
2010-035G | Active | ||||
KySat-1 KySat-1 KySat-1 was an American satellite which was to have been operated by Kentucky Space. Designed to operate for eighteen to twenty four months, it was lost in a launch failure in March 2011 after the Taurus rocket carrying it failed to achieve orbit.... |
1U | Kentucky Space Kentucky Space Kentucky Space is a non-profit consortium of private and public universities, companies, and other organizations with the goal of designing and leading innovative space missions within realistic budgets and objectives... |
Educational, technology testing, amateur radio | 2011-03-04, 10:09:43 | Taurus-XL | TBD | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | |
Hermes Hermes (satellite) Hermes was an American satellite which was to have been operated by the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Intended to perform technology demonstration experiments in low Earth orbit, it was lost during launch in March 2011 when the rocket that was carrying it failed to achieve orbit.Hermes was a... |
1U | University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado... |
2011-03-04, 10:09:43 | Taurus-XL | TBD | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
Explorer-1' Explorer-1' Explorer-1 [Prime], also known as E1P and Electra, was a CubeSat-class picosatellite built by the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory at Montana State University... |
1U | MSU Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System... |
2011-03-04, 10:09:43 | Taurus-XL | TBD | Failed | N/A | Launch failure | ||
MaSat-1 MaSat-1 MaSat-1 will be the first indigenous Hungarian satellite, developed and built by students of the Technical University of Budapest. The 1U CubeSat-type satellite is planned to be launched into low Earth orbit in second quarter of 2012... |
1U | BME | Technological demonstration Will be the first Hungarian satellite |
2011 (planned) | TBD | |||||
CHASQUI - I | 1U | UNI | Technological demonstration Will be the first Peruvian satellite |
2011 (planned) | N/A | |||||
ICUBE-1 | 1U | IST Pakistan Institute of Space Technology The Institute of Space Technology , is located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It produces scientists and engineers in the field of space technology... |
Research | 2011 (Planned) | N/A | Under Development | ||||
UAPSAT | 1U | University Alas Peruanas | 2011 (Planned) | N/A | Under Development | |||||
e-st@r | 1U | Politecnico di Torino | Development and test of an active ADCS Test of COTS |
2011 (Planned) | Vega | N/A | Under Development | |||
F-1 | 1U | FPT University FPT University FPT University is a private information technology university in Hà Nội, Vietnam, established in 2006. The name comes from that of the managing organisation, the Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technology, or FPT for short. It is the first private university to be opened in Vietnam. They... |
Technological demonstration Test of 3-axis SDTM magnetometer Will be the first Vietnamese satellite developed domestically |
Q1 2012 | N30 launch vehicle | N/A | Under Development | |||
Xatcobeo Xatcobeo Xatcobeo, originally known as Dieste, is a project to build the first galician artificial satellite developed by a team from various departments of the University of Vigo and leadered by Fernando Aguado in collaboration with the Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial and with the support of... |
1U | University of Vigo University of Vigo The University of Vigo is a public university located in the city of Vigo, Galicia, Spain. There are three campuses:* Lagoas-Marcosende, between the municipalities of Vigo and Mos;* A Xunqueira, in Pontevedra;* As Lagoas, in Ourense;... |
Verification of a new system for measuring the amount of ionizing radiation (RDS) Development of a new Software defined reconfigurable radio (SRAD) system Experimental solar panel deployment system (PDM) Experimental Antenna Deployment Mechanism (ADYM) |
2011 (Planned) | Vega | N/A | Under Development | |||
NEE-01 Pegasus NEE-01 Pegasus NEE-01 Pegasus Is the first Ecuadorian satellite, built by the Ecuadorian Space Agency and presented officially in April 4, 2011The NEE-01 PEGASUS is a nano satellite, of the cubesat 1U class, it has a cubic shape and two solar panel wings with 3 panels on each side for a total of 6 panels per... |
1U | Ecuadorian Space Agency | Technological demonstration/Education Test of real time video transmission Test of Thermal/Radiation shield Test of multiphase solar array Test of passive antenna deployment Test of carbon nanotubes thermal control system |
H2 2012 (Planned) | Dnepr-1 | N/A | Complete on 3/15/2011, Launch on Sep/Oct 2012 | Will be the first Ecuadorian satellite, 1st cubesat to transmit real time video | ||
ESTCube-1 | 1U | University of Tartu University of Tartu The University of Tartu is a classical university in the city of Tartu, Estonia. University of Tartu is the national university of Estonia; it is the biggest and highest-ranked university in Estonia... |
Space test of the Electric Solar Wind Sail | 2012 (Planned) | TBD | N/A | Under Development | |||
CubeSTAR | 2U | University of Oslo University of Oslo The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin... |
Measure the structures of electron clouds in the Ionosphere Ionosphere The ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner edge of the magnetosphere... using Langmuir probe Langmuir probe A Langmuir probe is a device named after Nobel Prize winning physicist Irving Langmuir, used to determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of a plasma. It works by inserting one or more electrodes into a plasma, with a constant or time-varying electric potential... |
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LightSail-1 LightSail-1 LightSail-1 is a solar sail project being developed by the Planetary Society, a non-profit organization devoted to space exploration. LightSail-1 was announced in November 2009. The kite-shaped spacecraft will have a total cross-section of , and will be fitted with guidance and diagnostic electronics... |
3U | The Planetary Society | Demonstrating increased orbital energy with controlled solar sailing in Earth orbit | 2012 (planned) | TBD | TBD | S/C complete summer 2011, awaiting launch availability | |||
ERPSat01 | 1U | Sfax University of Sfax The University of Sfax is a university located in Sfax, Tunisia. It was founded in 1986 and is organized in 8 Faculties.The University of Sfax is a university based in Sfax .... School of Engineering, Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... |
communication | 2013 (planned) | TBD | TBD | awaiting launch availability | |||
OUFTI-1 | 1U | University of Liège University of Liège The University of Liège , in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium, is a major public university in the French Community of Belgium. Its official language is French.-History:... and I.S.I.L (Haute École de la Province de Liège Haute École de la Province de Liège In 2007, the three Belgian Hautes Ecoles of the Province of Liège came together in a single large ensemble called Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège .... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
test radio protocol in space | 2011 (planned) | TBD | TBD | awaiting Vega launch availability | |||
Aalto-1 Aalto-1 Aalto-1 is a student-built nanosatellite, created by Aalto University, Finland. Based on the CubeSat architecture, it is scheduled to be launched in 2013, and will become Finland's first indigenous satellite. The solar-powered satellite will weigh approximately , and will carry a miniature... |
? | Aalto University Aalto University Aalto University is a Finnish university established on January 1, 2010, by the merger of the Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics, and the University of Art and Design Helsinki.... and Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
with solar panels | 2013 (planned) | TBD | TBD | awaiting launch availability | http://www.electric-sailing.fi/ | ||
Goliat | ? | Technical University Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
Earth imaging and space environment measuring | 2012 (planned) | TBD | TBD | awaiting Vega launch availability | |||
OSIRIS | 1U | SSPL | In situ measurements of temporal and spacial characteristics of ionospheric space weather | Spring 2013 (Planned) | TBD | N/A | Under Development | Constellation of three 1U spacecraft launched simultaneously and orbiting in linear formation |