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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Letter to the Editor

Request for Correction on “A Methodology for CubeSat Mission Selection”

Luis Zea, Victor Ayerdi, Sergio Argueta, and Antonio Muñoz – Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 03 (Dec. 2017) pp. 663
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

A 3U CubeSat to Collect UV Photometry of Bright Massive Stars

Richard Desselle, Christian Kintziger, and Pierre Rochus – Centre Spatial de Liège, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium; Gregor Rauw, and Yaël Nazé – Groupe D’Astrophysique des Hautes Energies, University of Liège, Belgium

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 03 (Dec. 2017) pp. 635–650
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MinXSS-1 CubeSat On-Orbit Pointing and Power Performance: The First Flight of the Blue Canyon Technologies XACT 3-axis Attitude Determination and Control System

James Paul Mason – Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO US; Matt Baumgart and Bryan Rogler – Blue Canyon Technologies Boulder, CO US; Chloe Downs – University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA US; Margaret Williams and Thomas N. Woods – Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO US; Scott Palo – Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO US; Phillip C. Chamberlin – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD US; Stanley Solomon – High Altitude Observatory, US; Andrew Jones, Xinlin Li and Rick Kohnert – Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO US; and Amir Caspi – Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, CO US

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 03 (Dec. 2017) pp. 651–662
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Investigation of Gamma and High Energy Electron Dose Effect on a MOEM Sun Sensor Developed for Micro Satellite Applications

S. P. Karanth, V. Shobha, Sumesh M. A., T. V. Sridevi, K. T. Manjunath, Beno Thomas, L. V. Prasad, M. Viswanathan – Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS), First Phase, First Cross, Peenya Industrial Estate, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 02 (Aug. 2017) pp. 581–589
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A Europa CubeSat Concept Study for Measuring Atmospheric Density and Heavy Ion Flux

Alexander E. Thelen, Nancy Chanover, James Murphy – Astronomy Dept., New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM US; Kyle Rankin – Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM US; Steve Stochaj – Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM US

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 02 (Aug. 2017) pp. 591-607
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A Study of the Small Satellite Community’s Life-Cycle Activities

Bungo Shiotani and Norman G. Fitz-Coy – University of Florida, Gainesville, FL US

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 02 (Aug. 2017) pp. 609–633
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Peer-Reviewed Articles

Heated Gas Propulsion System Conceptual Design for the SAMSON Nano-Satellite

Dan R. Lev and Jacob Herscovitz – Space Division, Rafael – Advanced Defense Systems, Haifa, Israel; Daniel Kariv and Itzhak Mizrachi – Aerospace Dept. and Asher Space Research Institute – Technion, I.I.T., Haifa, Israel

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 01 (May 2017) pp. 551–564
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Characterization of CubeSat Reaction Wheel Assemblies

Joel Shields, Christopher Pong, Kevin Lo, Laura Jones, Swati Mohan, Chava Marom, Ian McKinley, William Wilson and Luis Andrade – Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA US

JoSS, Vol. 06, No. 01 (May 2017) pp. 565–580
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