In recent years, we have witnessed significant development in the space sector, in particular
regarding Earth imaging. Small satellites, whose size and construction make their …

In this article, we report on the in-orbit experience-an overview of ESTCube-1 operations
from the launch until the experiment, as well as on lessons learned from five years of …

Dynamic technological progress has contributed to the development of systems imaging of
the Earth's surface as well as data mining methods. One such example is super-resolution …

This paper presents the mission analysis, requirements, system design, system level test
results, as well as mass and power budgets of a 1-unit CubeSat ESTCube-1 built to perform …

This paper presents the characterization and in-orbit validation of the ESTCube-1 attitude
determination system (ADS). ESTCube-1 is a one-unit CubeSat built by students and …

This work describes the final design and implementation of the electrical power system for
ESTCube-1, a 1-unit CubeSat tasked with testing the electrostatic tether concept and …

We introduce nanosatellite orbit control using a novel miniaturized cold gas propulsion
module based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology. Firstly, the design …

During the course of a space mission unexpected events can occur regardless of rigorous
testing. In order to ensure the ability of a spacecraft to recover and adapt to new situations, it …

ABSTRACT Architectures for CubeSat Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Docking
(RPOD) are defined for different scenarios on a complexity spectrum of uncooperative to …

The electric solar wind sail, or E-sail, is a propellantless interplanetary propulsion system
concept. By deflecting solar wind particles off their original course, it can generate a …