CubeSats and SmallSats - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Jan 20, 2026 · Keeping each CubeSat simple and focused will allow for more inexpensive deployment, greater reliability, and the incremental ability to add new CubeSats or replace malfunctioning units. …
NASA’s PREFIRE CubeSat Mission Extended
Aug 15, 2025 · NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission has been extended through September 2026 and is broadening its focus from Earth’s poles to the entire …
Mars Cube One (MarCO) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 5, 2018 · The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). …
The boom development is still on-going. Please note that the feeds are fixed to the CubeSat bus to minimize deployment complexity. Optical prescription of the deployable off-set mesh reflector …
InSight Launch Press Kit | Mars Cube One
A technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO) will be the first deep space use of miniature, modular "CubeSat" spacecraft design. The pair of briefcase-size spacecraft -- MarCO-A …
Radar in a CubeSat (RainCube) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 21, 2018 · RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) is a technology demonstration mission to enable Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform.
The objective of this 3-year effort is to advance to TRL 5 key subsystems of cubesat low-frequency (VHF) bistatic radar sounders built to map the dielectric interiors of solar system small bodies using …
PREFIRE CubeSat Image - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
May 23, 2024 · NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
We developed a software package that works within the avionics constraints of a CubeSat form factor. It leverages state-of-the-art machine vision, motion planning and motor control to guide the assembly …
NASA Selects CubeSat, SmallSat Mission Concept Studies
Mar 23, 2017 · NASA has selected 10 studies under the Planetary Science Deep Space SmallSat Studies (PSDS3) program to develop mission concepts using small satellites to investigate Venus, …