Triton 1 and 2 Mission Triton 1 and 2 are 3U CubeSat. The purpose of the Triton satellites is a radio science mission which aims to test an experimental advanced AIS (Automatic Identification System)receiver. Telemetry decoding software will be made available … Continue reading →

STRaND-1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstration) Mission The STRaND programme is intended to be a long-term arrangement between SSTL and the SSC, with STRaND-1 the first of a long line of STRaND nanosatellites. It builds upon a similar programme, … Continue reading →

Aeneas Developed by the University of Southern California. Mission The primary payload speaks to a mission with global reach: tracking cargo containers over the open ocean with a 1-watt WiFi-like transceiver. A current tracking system for cargo containers, designed by our … Continue reading →

UO-11 (UoSAT OSCAR) In just six months time engineers at the University of Surrey developed, built and launched on 01-03-1984 UoSAT-2 as a piggyback payload aboard a U.S. Thor-Delta rocket carrying the LANDSAT-D earth observation satellite from Vandenberg Air Force … Continue reading →

CAS-2 The CAS-2A1 and CAS-2A2 satellites will be combined into a binary star system for Amateur Radio communication and education. “There will be a radio link between the two satellites when the satellites are in suitable positions in their orbits, … Continue reading →

ELaNa: Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA and the Launch Services Program are partnering with several universities to launch small research satellites. These small satellites are called CubeSats because of their shape. Small satellite missions provide NASA with valuable opportunities to … Continue reading →