Two cubesats going to Mars. http://spacenews.com/in-nasa-first-cubesats-headed-to-mars-with-insight-lander/
Firesat constellation for early detection of wild fires. Given size 200 of this constellation and deployment by 2018, it is most likely to be cubesat. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4775
Quote from: TrevorMonty on 11/21/2015 09:09 pmFiresat constellation for early detection of wild fires. Given size 200 of this constellation and deployment by 2018, it is most likely to be cubesat. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4775The linked article says the following:"We'll complete sensor integration and testing in batches and deliver them on a regular pace to the host spacecraft series starting in 2017," said Rex Ridenoure, CEO of Ecliptic.So ... it sounds to me like it's a sensor package that would be a hosted payload on a large satellite constellation, rather than a cubesat constellation (unless the hosts are larger cubesats). It might be interesting to speculate on what satellite constellation with 200+ satellites they have in mind.There is a Kickstarter for it that explains more, but it looks like that has a very long way to go. The satellite constellation got some media attention yesterday, but I don't think the Kickstarter campaign has had the sort of media/celebrity onslaught you'd want to have when trying to drum up as much crowdfunding as they're trying to:"FireSat: Near Real-Time Global Wildfire/Oil Spill Detection by Quadra Pi R2E"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1635879554/firesat-near-real-time-global-wildfire-oil-spill-d