Achievements and Lessons Learned From Successful Small Satellite Missions for Space Weather‐Oriented Research by Harlan E. Spence, Amir Caspi, Hasan Bahcivan, Jesus Nieves‐Chinchilla, Geoff Crowley, James Cutler, Chad Fish, David Jackson, Therese Moretto Jorgensen, David Klumpar, Xinlin Li, James P. Mason, Nick Paschalidis, John Sample, Sonya Smith, Charles M. Swenson, Thomas N. Woods

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Experimental Investigation on the Feasibility of Using Spring-Loaded Pogo Pin as a Holding and Release Mechanism for CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panels by Tae-Yong Park, Su-Hyeon Kim, Hongrae Kim, Hyun-Ung Oh

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Small Satellite Mission Concepts for Space Weather Research and as Pathfinders for Operations by Amir Caspi, M. Barthelemy, C. D. Bussy‐Virat, I. J. Cohen, C. E. DeForest, D. R. Jackson, A. Vourlidas, T. Nieves‐Chinchilla

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Advances in Remote Sensing and Propulsion Systems for Earth Observation Nanosatellites by Georgios Fevgas, Thomas Lagkas, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, Vasileios Argyriou

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A Simple Method for Correcting Empirical Model Densities During Geomagnetic Storms Using Satellite Orbit Data by Daniel A. Brandt, Charles D. Bussy‐Virat, Aaron J. Ridley

“…For validation, the median value of the modifications across all CubeSats are applied along the Swarm spacecraft orbits. …”
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Development of Electric and Chemical Microthrusters by M. Tajmar, C. A. Scharlemann

“…The increasing application of microsatellites (from 10 kg up to 100 kg) as well as CubeSats for a rising number of various missions demands the development of miniaturized propulsion systems. …”
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The Potential for a Networked Ionospheric Sounding Constellation by A. T. Chartier

“…Major advances in satellite software‐defined radio, deployable antennas, signal processing and data analysis have been made in recent years, such that a networked sounding constellation could be built at realistic cost—either as a hosted payload on commercial buses or on dedicated CubeSats.…”
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Toward Accurate Physics‐Based Specifications of Neutral Density Using GNSS‐Enabled Small Satellites by Eric K. Sutton, Jeffrey P. Thayer, Marcin D. Pilinski, Shaylah M. Mutschler, Thomas E. Berger, Vu Nguyen, Dallas Masters

“…Simultaneously, a new era of CubeSat constellations is set to provide data with which to calibrate our upper‐atmosphere models at higher spatial resolution and temporal cadence. …”
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An Initial Validation of the NASA TROPICS Pathfinder Microwave Radiometer Observations by Amelia Gagnon, Samantha N. Hasler, Juliana Chew, William J. Blackwell, R. Vincent Leslie, Michael DiLiberto, Kerri Cahoy

“…The NASA Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) Pathfinder CubeSat was placed into a sun-synchronous orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle during the June 30, 2021 Transporter-2 rideshare mission. …”
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Experimental Approach for the Evaluation of the Performance of a Satellite Module in the CanSat Form Factor for In Situ Monitoring and Remote Sensing Applications by Juan Sebastián Rodríguez, Andrés Yarce Botero, Diego Valle, Julián Gálvez- Serna, Francisco Botero

“…To evaluate its performance and ensure the precision and accuracy of the measurements made by the satellite prototype, a methodology was designed and implemented for the characterization and qualification of CanSats (soda can satellites) through statistical tests and techniques of DoE (Design of Experiments) based on CubeSat aerospace standards and regulations, in the absence of official test procedures for these kinds of satellite form factor. …”
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