List of CubeSats
University of Wuerzburg
A comprehensive list of CubeSats, nanosatellites primarily used by universities for research missions in low Earth orbits, detailing their missions, organizations, and launch information.
Technical specifications
- Type
- 0.25U to 16U
- Aau CUBESAT cospar id (NORAD ID)
- 2003-031G (27846)
- Aau CUBESAT type
- 1U
- Aau CUBESAT organisation
- Aalborg University
- Aau CUBESAT mission
- Technology
- Aau CUBESAT mission status
- Completed
- Aau CUBESAT launch date (UTC)
- 30 Jun 2003
- Aau CUBESAT launch vehicle
- Rokot / Briz-KM
- Aau CUBESAT remarks
- Battery problems, deactivated on 22 September 2003
- Canx-1 cospar id (NORAD ID)
- 2003-031H (27847)
About
This page provides an extensive list of CubeSats, which are a type of nanosatellite predominantly utilized by universities for research purposes, typically operating in low Earth orbits. The list highlights various CubeSat projects, some of which marked their country’s first national satellite. It references the Nanosatellite and CubeSat Database, which tracks over 6,000 launched CubeSats and NanoSats since 1998, with a forecast of 1900 more between 2024-2029. The page details several research and development projects, including SBUDNIC for testing commercial off-the-shelf technology, the ambitious QB50 international network for lower thermosphere measurements, and specific university projects like AAU CubeSat, AAUSAT3, PW-Sat, OUFTI-1, and e-st@r. It also mentions contributions from companies like Boeing (CubeSat TestBed 1), Clyde Space (subsystems and UKube-1), Aerojet (CHAMPS propulsion), and Alta SpA (IL-FEEP thruster). Other sections cover Earth remote sensing missions (QuakeSat, SwissCube, PLUME, Firefly, ELFIN, ExoCube, ONGLAISAT), space tether experiments (MAST, STARS, Tempo3), biology missions (GeneSat 1), and other uses such as radiation testing (ROBUSTA), educational projects (TJ3Sat, iCube-1), space weather monitoring (CINEMA), deorbiting devices, and real-time video transmission (NEE-01 Pegaso). The page also explains the sizing convention for CubeSats, ranging from 0.25U to 16U, with 1U being approximately 1x1x1 decimeter.
Documentation
- Piotr Wolanski.pdf PDF source: web.archive.org ↗
- Piotr Wolanski.pdf www.kpk.gov.pl ↗
- i_ids02.pdf www.boeing.com ↗
- vol7.pdf PDF source: web.archive.org ↗
- vol7.pdf www.mastic.gov.my ↗
- 20100021926_2010023814.pdf ntrs.nasa.gov ↗
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