Comparisons of Energetic Electron Observations Between FIREBIRD‐II CubeSats and POES/MetOp Satellites From 2018 to 2020 by I. M. Householder, K. A. Duderstadt, J. M. Pettit, A. T. Johnson, C.‐L. Huang, A. B. Crew, D. M. Klumpar, T. Raeder, J. G. Sample, M. Shumko, S. S. Smith, H. E. Spence

“…Results demonstrate the value of high‐resolution differential energy observations of electron precipitation by low‐cost CubeSats such as FIREBIRD‐II, especially during periods of low flux.…”
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A Second-Iteration Square Koch Fractal Slot Antenna for UHF Downlink Telemetry Applications in CubeSat Small Satellites by Jorge Simon, Jorge Flores-Troncoso, Jose Luis Alvarez-Flores, Leonel Soriano-Equigua, Marco Cardenas-Juarez, Armando Arce, Edgar Briones, Jorge Sosa-Pedroza

“…The contribution of this work consists in the use of a fractal geometry to construct a low-cost slot antenna working at UHF frequencies over the limited area of the CubeSat faces and in order to optimize the area for an eventual coexistence with solar cells.…”
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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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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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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

Subjects: “…gnss‐enabled cubesats…”
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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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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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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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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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Sandwich structures with TPMS core and printed circuit board faces by Gustavo Ferreira Malta, Pedro Henrique dos Santos Alves, Manuel Barcelos Júnior

“…To save space and improve the mechanical strength of Cubesats, sandwich structures are being produced using printed circuit boards (PCB) of electrical and electronic components as outer faces. …”
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