Quote from: Danderman on 10/01/2014 01:48 pmHas anyone ever flown a CubeSAT with propulsion?Read cyclop deployer articles above. I think one of smallsats its deploying is going to test some thrusters.
Has anyone ever flown a CubeSAT with propulsion?
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 10/01/2014 04:07 pmQuote from: Danderman on 10/01/2014 01:48 pmHas anyone ever flown a CubeSAT with propulsion?Read cyclop deployer articles above. I think one of smallsats its deploying is going to test some thrusters.SpinSat is using these solid thrusters I think.
Even in cubesat world taking new technologies from the lab to flight still takes time and more importantly money.
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 10/04/2014 08:51 pmEven in cubesat world taking new technologies from the lab to flight still takes time and more importantly money.Oh, yeah, but my point was and is that a lot of people assume that these technologies are proven, but not much has actually been flight proven.Same with the ground station network, lots of talk, but no network, so comm is a real problem for CubeSATs.
I am curious as to limitations for US CubeSAT operators to fly on Russian launch vehicles these days.
Do these fit into this category? They are 10x10x30 inches, and image the earth. https://www.planet.com/Two of them are going up with CRS-5, to add to an already existing cluster.
Micro sat to do a asteroid flyby.http://www.parabolicarc.com/2014/12/08/jaxa-testing-deep-space-microsat-with-asteroid-flyby/