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JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021)

Editor’s Preface

*JoSS Editor-in-Chief* Dr. Norman Fitz-Coy – Photo Credit: Univ. of Florida

The first articles to be published in the Journal of Small Satellites (JoSS) were submitted in 2011. As we mark JoSS’s 10th anniversary of publishing, let me take this opportunity to thank all our contributors, reviewers, Technical Area Editors (TAEs), technical staff, and Associate Editors. Without your tireless efforts, we would not have been able to produce this unique Journal.

Prior to JoSS, there did not exist an online, peer-reviewed platform for scholarly articles addressing the issues, concerns, and developments specific to small satellites. Now, after 10 years of publishing, we have a viable, high-quality resource for our small satellite community that gives authors the opportunity to publish their research and findings on topics related to the safe operations of small satellites in space, at no cost to them.

As we transition into our next phase, we welcome several new international members to our Board of Editors, who join us as Associate Editors, including Jose Gomez (PhD) of the University of Barcelona in Spain. Chantal Cappelletti (PhD) from the University of Nottingham in the UK, and Robert van Zyl (PhD) of the CPUT Satellite Programme, South Africa. We look forward to their efforts in moving the journal forward. Again, we thank you all for your efforts as we forge this new path for scholarly, peer-reviewed information-sharing relevant to the international small satellite community. We look forward to your continued support.

Norman Fitz-Coy, PhD

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Small Satellites (JoSS)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Assessing Reaction Wheel Sizing for CubeSat Attitude Control

Tiffany A. Joseph, Guy Benari, Hugh Podmore, and Regina S. K. Lee – York University, North York, Ontario, Canada

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021) pp. 1007–1014
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BIRDS BUS: A Standard CubeSat BUS for an Annual Educational Satellite Project

Sangkyun Kim, Takashi Yamauchi, Hirokazu Masui, Mengu Cho – Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Space Environmental Interaction Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021) pp. 1015–1034
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Project Overview of SPATIUM-I: A Technology Demonstration Mission Toward Global Three-Dimensional Ionosphere Mapping via CubeSat Constellation Equipped with an Atomic Clock

Kateryna Aheieva, Rahmi Rahmatillah, Ryotaro Ninagawa, Ibukun Owulatobi Adebolu, Sangkyun Kim, Yuta Kakimoto, Takashi Yamauchi, Hirokazu Masui, and Mengu Cho – Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan; Chow Chee Lap, Zhang Ying, Tse Man Siu, Li King Ho Holden, and Mengu Cho – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021) pp. 1035–1048
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Forgoing Time and State – The Challenge for CubeSats on Artemis-1

Andrew Dahir, Charles Gillard, Brodie Wallace, John Sobtzak, and Scott Palo- Ann & H. J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, US; Daniel Kubitschek – Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, US

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021) pp. 1049–1060
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JoSS Vol. 10, No. 01 (Feb. 2021)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

The Drag Maneuvering Device for the Semi-Passive Three-Axis Attitude Stabilization of Low Earth Orbit Nanosatellites

Sanny R. Omar, Camilo Riano-Rios, and Riccardo Bevilacqua – University of Florida, Advanced Autonomous Multiple Spacecraft Lab, Gainesville, FL US

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 01 (Feb. 2021) pp. 943–957
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Pre-Launch Testing of the Lunar Flashlight (LF) CubeSat GNC System

David C. Sternberg, Peter C. Lai, Aadil Rizvi, Kevin F. Ortega, Kevin D. Lo, Philippe C. Adell, and John D. Baker – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA US

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 01 (Feb. 2021) pp. 959–981
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Preliminary Thermal Validation Tests for Education-Class CubeSats and Weather-Balloon Payloads

Lingqi Li and Kenjiro S. Lay – Penn State University, State College, PA, US; Masataka Okutsu – Penn State University Abington, Abington, PA US

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 01 (Feb. 2021) pp. 983–993
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Lessons Learned Using Iridium to Communicate with a CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit

Vincent J. Riot, Lance M. Simms, and Darrell Carter – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA US

JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 01 (Feb. 2021) pp. 995–1006
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JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 03 (Sep. 2020)

Letter to the Editor

A Solar-powered Outer Solar System SmallSat (OS4) Architecture Defined

Robert L. Staehle (PI), Alessandra Babuscia, Yuri Beregovski, Nacer Chahat, Steve Chien, Corey Cochrane, Courtney Duncan, Henry Garrett, Damon Landau, Paulett Liewer, Pantazis Mouroulis, Neil Murphy, Adrian Tang, and Team Xc – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, CA US; Profs. Jordi Puig-Suari and John Bellardo, and students Cole Gillespie, Nick Bonafede, Michael Fernandez, Maya Gordon, Cassandra Kraver, Daniel Leon, Liam Mages, Aviv Maish, Lucas Martos-Repath, Sydney Retzlaff, and Zachary Stednitz – California Polytechnic University, CA US; Kian Crowley – Crowley Aerospace Consulting; Mihir Desai – Southwest Research Institute; Prof. Jekan Thangavelautham – University of Arizona, AZ US

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 03 (Sep. 2020) pp. 937–942
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Peer-Reviewed Article

Automated Periapsis Time Estimation for the Aerodynamic Deorbit Experiment

Samantha R. Dickmann and David A. Spencer – Purdue University, IN US; Brandon A. Smail – Northrop Grumman, Promontory, UT US

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 03 (Sep. 2020) pp. 921–935
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JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 02 (Jun. 2020)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Towards Rectifying the Effect on Image Registration of Pointing Inaccuracies in Nanosatellites Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

Prajowal Manandhar, Adham M. Alkhaja, Prashanth R. Marpu, and Zeyar Aung – Khalifa University, Masdar City Campus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 02 (Jun. 2020) pp. 897–910
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Control Electronics for High Wavelength Accuracy in a Nanosatellite Hyperspectral Imager

Christer Holmlund, Antti Näsilä, and Jussi Mäkynen – VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 02 (Jun. 2020) pp. 911–920
First Page (Abstract) / Download Full Article PDF 10 Pages (527 kb)

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 01 (Jan. 2020)

Peer-Reviewed Article

Shortening of Delivery Time for University-Class Lean Satellites

Kiran K. Pradhan and Mengu Cho – Laboratory of Space Environment Interaction Engineering (LaSEINE), Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 09, No. 01 (Jan. 2020) pp. 881–896
First Page (Abstract) / Download Full Article PDF 16 Pages (571 kb)

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Development of a Dual-axis Pulsed Plasma Thruster for Nanosatellite Applications

Quang-Vinh Tran, Wee-Seng Lim, and Tran-Duy-Vu Bui – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Kay-Soon Low and Bingyin Kang – National University of Singapore, Singapore

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 837-847
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Attitude Testing Platform in a Vacuum Environment for a Lean Satellite with an Electric Thruster

Marcos Hernandez-Herrera, Phongsakorn Meemak, Hiroki Hisatsugu, Kotaro Hiraka, Jose Rodrigo Cordova-Alarcon, Sangkyun Kim, Kazuhiro Toyoda, and Mengu Cho – Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 849-858
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Design and Testing of Low-Cost, Open Source, 3-D Printed Air-Bearing-Based Attitude Simulator for CubeSat Satellites

Nemanja Jovanovic – Aalto University, Finland; Joshua M. Pearce – Aalto University, Finland and Michigan Tech-nological University, Houghton, MI US; Jan Praks – Aalto University, Finland

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 859-880
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Full Performance Mapping of the IFM NanoThruster, Including Direct Thrust Measurements

David Krejci , Valentin Hugonnaud, Tony Schönherr, Bryan Little, and Alexander Reissner – ENPULSION, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Bernhard Seifert – FOTEC, Wiener Neustadt, Austria; Quirin Koch, Eduard Bosch Borràs, and José González del Amo – ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 02 (Sep. 2019), pp. 881-893
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JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 01 (Apr. 2019)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Networked Small Satellite Magnetometers for Auroral Plasma Science

J. Brent Parham, Maria Kromis, David Einhorn, Phillip Teng, Sergei Pos-nov, Hannah Levin, Osi Van Dessel, Aleks Zosuls, Brian Walsh, and Joshua Semeter – Boston University, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 01 (Apr. 2019) pp. 801-814
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Lasercom Uncertainty Modeling and Optimization Simulation (LUMOS): A Statistical Approach to Risk-Tolerant Systems Engineering for Small Satellites

Emily Clements, Jeffrey Mendenhall, and David Caplan – MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA US; Kerri Cahoy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 08, No. 01 (Apr. 2019) pp. 815–836
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JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Trade-Offs and Optimization of Air-Assisted Launch Vehicles for Small Satellites

Vaios Lappas, PhD – Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras Greece, Patras, Greece

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 753–772
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A Scalable Drag Sail for the Deorbit of Small Satellites

Alexandra C. Long – Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA US; David A. Spencer – Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 773–788
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NASA Operational Simulator for Small Satellites (NOS3): The STF-1 CubeSat Case Study

Dustin M. Geletko, Matthew D. Grubb, John P. Lucas, Justin R. Morris, Max Spolaor, Mark D. Suder, Steven C. Yokum, and Scott A. Zemerick – NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), Independent Test Capability (ITC), Jon McBride Software Testing & Research (JSTAR) Laboratory, Fairmont, WV US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 03 (Dec. 2018) pp. 789–800
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JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 02 (Sep. 2018)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Initial Demonstration of an Uplink LED Beacon to a Low Earth Orbiting CubeSat

Joe Figura, Christian Haughwout, and Kerri Cahoy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, Boston, MA US; Richard Welle, Brian Hardy, and Dee Pack – The Aerospace Corporation, Space Science Applications Laboratory, El Segundo, CA US; Amanda Bosh – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science, Boston, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 02 (Sep. 2018) pp. 719–732
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Autonomously Blended Passive and Active Control for a CubeSat-Class Science Mission

Matthew Childers and Anshu Narang-Siddarth – William E. Boeing Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA US; Matthew Sorgenfrei – Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Intelligent Systems Division, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 02 (Sep. 2018) pp. 733–752
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JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Investigation of the Effect of Gimbaling and Magnetic Attitude Control on an Integrated CubeSat Ion Thruster

Matthew J. Baird and Kristina M. Lemmer – Western Michigan University Aerospace Laboratory for Plasma Experiments, Kalamazoo, MI US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 665–681
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Analysis of the Microsized Microwave Atmospheric Satellite (MicroMAS) Communications Anomaly

Anne D. Marinan – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA US; Ayesha G. Hein, Zachary T. Lee, Ashley K. Carlton, and Kerri L. Cahoy – MIT Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cambridge, MA US; Adam Milstein, Michael Shields, Michael DiLiberto, and William J. Blackwell – MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA US

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 683–699
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Design, Fabrication, and Testing of an Electrical Double-Layer Capacitor-Based 1U CubeSat Electrical Power System

Tamer Aburouk, Sangkyun Kim, Hirokazu Masui, and Mengu Cho – Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

JoSS, Vol. 07, No. 01 (May 2018) pp. 701–717
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