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Flock-1 is a CubeSat satellite constellation launched on 9 January 2014.The satellite is built in a CubeSat bus, and each constellation consists of 28 satellites. All instruments are powered by solar cells mounted on the spacecraft body, along with triple-folded wings, providing approximately 20 watts at maximal power.
SBUDNIC was launched to test Arduino Nano and other commercial off-the-shelf technology in space, using a simple, open-source design. [2]An ambitious project is the QB50, an international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point by different universities and other teams, in-situ measurements in the lower thermosphere (90–350 km) and re-entry research.
For example, a 6U CubeSat standard has been proposed to enable a satellite constellation of thirty five 8 kg (18 lb) Earth-imaging satellites to replace a constellation of five 156 kg (344 lb) RapidEye Earth-imaging satellites, at the same mission cost, with significantly increased revisit times: every area of the globe can be imaged every 3.5 ...
Number Spacecraft Longitude Customer Status 12 January 2018, PSLV-XL [1] — DemoSat-2 LEO: Astranis Success 5 kg CubeSat carrying prototype software-defined radio payload. 1 May 2023, Falcon Heavy [17] 1: Arcturus / Aurora 4A 163°W [11] Pacific Dataport: Out of service First MicroGEO spacecraft, customer designation Aurora 4A.
Key people. Carsten Drachmann (CEO) Products: CubeSat nanosatellites, satellite constellation operations [1] Number of employees. 133 [2] (2020) Website:
The company currently operates a fleet of more than 110 CubeSats, the second largest commercial constellation by number of satellites, [6] and the largest by number of sensors. The satellites are integrally designed and built in-house. It has launched more than 140 satellites to orbit since its creation. [7]
SpaceBEE is a constellation of picosatellites, predominantly in the CubeSat 0.25U form factor, intended to reach a quantity of 150. [25] SpaceBEE test models 5 to 9 were larger to assuage concerns about radar tracking. Swarm's website lists the satellites' mass at 400 g and size at 110 × 110 × 28 mm.
Ncube-2, a Norwegian CubeSat (10 cm (3.9 in) cube). A CubeSat is a class of small satellite with a form factor of 10 cm (3.9 in) cubes. [1] CubeSats have a mass of no more than 2 kg (4.4 lb) per unit, [2] and often use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for their electronics and structure.