Optimized Design of a Thermal Vacuum Testbed for Nanosatellite Verification Tests
Yoel Arcos and Pini Gurfil – Faculty of Aerospace Engineering Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Michael Koenig – Department of Mechanical Engineering, Braude College of Engineering, Karmiel, Israel
Using a CubeSat Reference Architecture for Accelerated Model Development and Analysis
Major Sean Kelly, Dr. David Jacques, Dr. Brad Ayres, Dr. Richard Cobb, Dr. Thomas Ford – Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH US
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
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
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
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
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
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
Optimized Design of a Thermal Vacuum Testbed for Nanosatellite Verification Tests
BIRDS BUS: A Standard CubeSat BUS for an Annual Educational Satellite Project
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