Cube Satellites, aka CubeSats, are a class of nano satellites that have gained popularity
recently, especially for those that consider CubeSats as an emerging alternative to …

Advances in modern technology have aided the development of a class of miniaturized
satellites called SmallSats that typically weigh less than 500 kg. Key members of this family …

With the demanding system requirements for the fifth-generation (5G) wireless
communications and the severe spectrum shortage at conventional cellular frequencies …

This article describes the development of a deployable high-gain antenna (HGA) for the
proposed Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSat mission to Mars. The antenna is a new folded …

CubeSats are a class of miniaturized satellites that have become increasingly popular in
academia and among hobbyists due to their short development time and low fabrication …

Antenna is one of the key components onboard small satellites as its design determines the
performance of all the wireless systems including telemetry, tracking and control, high-speed …

Surface electromagnetics (SEM), as a sub-discipline of electromagnetic (EM) science, is
strongly linked with the ability to manipulate an arbitrary EM wavefront. This exceptional …

Small satellites have shorter development cycles and lower costs than the traditional
satellites in low-earth orbits (LEOs) and geostationary orbits (GEOs). These advantages and …

Space-based radar observations have transformed our understanding of Earth over the last
several decades. Driven by increasingly complex science questions, space radar missions …

In metasurface (MTS) antennas, a surface wave (SW) is gradually transformed into a leaky
wave, owing to the SW interaction with a reactance tensor periodically modulated in the …