JoSS, Vol. 10, No. 02 (Jul. 2021)
Editor’s Preface
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.
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
First Page (Abstract) / Download Full Article PDF 8 Pages (539 kb)
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
First Page (Abstract) / Download Full Article PDF 21 Pages (1,363 kb)
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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The Drag Maneuvering Device for the Semi-Passive Three-Axis Attitude Stabilization of Low Earth Orbit Nanosatellites
Pre-Launch Testing of the Lunar Flashlight (LF) CubeSat GNC System
A Solar-powered Outer Solar System SmallSat (OS4) Architecture Defined
Automated Periapsis Time Estimation for the Aerodynamic Deorbit Experiment
Towards Rectifying the Effect on Image Registration of Pointing Inaccuracies in Nanosatellites Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks
Control Electronics for High Wavelength Accuracy in a Nanosatellite Hyperspectral Imager