The following is a list of

CubeSat A CubeSat is a class of miniaturized satellite based around a form factor consisting of cubes. CubeSats have a mass of no more than per unit, and often use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for their electronics and structure. CubeSats ...

nanosatellite A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under . While all such satellites can be referred to as "small", different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass. Satellites ca ...

s used primarily by universities for research missions, typically in

low Earth orbit A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial objects in outer space are in LEO, with an altitude never m ...

s. Some CubeSats became their country's first national satellite. The extensiv
Nanosatellite and CubeSat Database
lists nearly 4,000 CubeSats and NanoSats have been launched since 1998. The organization forecasts that 2080 nanosats will launch within the next 6 years.

Research and development

SBUDNIC SBUDNIC was a 3U (one unit) CubeSat designed and built by an interdisciplinary group of undergraduate and graduate students at Brown University and the National Research Council of Italy, for research and educational purposes. The satellite was ...

was launched to test

Arduino Nano The Arduino Nano is a small, complete, and breadboard-friendly board based on the ATmega328P released in 2008. It offers the same connectivity and specs of the Arduino Uno board in a smaller form factor. The Arduino Nano is equipped with 30 mal ...

and other

commercial off-the-shelf Commercial off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of ...

technology in space, using a simple,

open-source Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized so ...

design. * An ambitious project is the QB50, an international network of 50 CubeSats for multi-point by different universities and other teams, ''in-situ'' measurements in the lower

thermosphere The thermosphere is the layer in the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere. Within this layer of the atmosphere, ultraviolet radiation causes photoionization/photodissociation of molecules, creating ions; the ...

(90–350 km) and re-entry research. QB50 is an initiative of the

von Karman Institute The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI) is a non-profit educational and scientific organization which specializes in three specific fields: aeronautics and aerospace, environment and applied fluid dynamics, turbomachinery and propulsi ...

and is funded by the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are located primarily in Europe, Europe. The union has a total area of ...

. Double-unit ("2-U") CubeSats (10x10x20 cm) are foreseen, with one unit (the 'functional' unit) providing the usual satellite functions and the other unit (the 'science' unit) accommodating a set of standardized sensors for lower thermosphere and re-entry research. 35 CubeSats are envisaged to be provided by universities in 19 European countries, 10 by universities in the US, 2 by universities in Canada, 3 by Japanese universities, 1 by an institute in Brazil, and others. Ten double or triple CubeSats are foreseen to serve for in-orbit technology demonstration of new space technologies. All 50 CubeSats may be launched together on a single Cyclone-4 launch vehicle in February 2016. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the QB50 CubeSat was released on February 15, 2012. *

AAU CubeSat AAU CubeSat was a CubeSat built and operated by students from Aalborg University in Denmark. AAU CubeSat was launched on 30 June 2003 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on a Russian Rockot launch vehicle. The satellite was alive for two and a half ...

, by

Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) is a Danish public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen founded in 1974. The university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subjects within humanitie ...

: The Danish students in this project, beginning in the summer of 2001, designed a satellite that would evaluate the technology and demonstrate the capabilities of the CubeSat concept. In order to successfully show the technology to the public, the team installed a camera on board the spacecraft, and outfitted it with a magnetically based

attitude control system Spacecraft attitude control is the process of controlling the orientation of a spacecraft (vehicle/satellite) with respect to an inertial frame of reference or another entity such as the celestial sphere, certain fields, and nearby objects, et ...

. But upon reaching orbit, the radio signals were weaker than expected and the batteries failed after only one month of semi-operational activity. *

AAUSAT3 AAUSat-3, (Aalborg University CubeSat-3), is the third CubeSat built and operated by students from the Aalborg University in Denmark. It was launched on 25 February 2013 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on a Polar Satellite Launch ...

is the third student-built CubeSat from

in Denmark. The primary payload is an automatic identification system (AIS) receiver which primary task is to receive AIS data from ships around Greenland. Launched 25 February 2013 on the Indian PSLV C20. AAUSAT3 is the very first student satellite operating AIS receivers and the first demonstration of the AAU developed CSP communication protocol - internally on CANBUS on spacelink at UHF (FSK, 9600/19200). The mission has been successful. *

PW-Sat PW-Sat is a series of satellites that includes the first Polish artificial satellite which was launched 13 February 2012 from ELA-1 at Guiana Space Centre aboard Italian-built Vega launch vehicle during its maiden voyage. PW-Sat1's mission was ...

, by

Warsaw University of Technology The Warsaw University of Technology ( pl, Politechnika Warszawska, lit=Varsovian Polytechnic) is one of the leading institutes of technology in Poland and one of the largest in Central Europe. It employs 2,453 teaching faculty, with 357 professor ...

: This experiment revolves around CubeSats themselves. The test will involve developing a method to deorbit CubeSats by engaging an atmospheric drag device. The mission's focus will be the testing of this foil device; its deployment to intentionally bring the satellite back into the thicker portion of Earth's atmosphere to bring the mission to an end. The satellite is

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

's first. The satellite was delivered to orbit on the maiden flight of the European Space Agency's new launch vehicle in 2012. * OUFTI-1, by the

University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the ...

and I.S.I.L (

Haute École de la Province de Liège In 2007, the three Belgian ''Hautes Ecoles (Colleges)'' of the Province of Liège (Léon-Eli Troclet, André Vésale and Rennequin Sualem) came together in a single large ensemble called Haute Ecole de la Province de Liège (HEPL). This college ...

): This is a 1-unit CubeSat that is being built by Belgian students. The name is an acronym for ''Orbital Utility For Telecommunication Innovation''. This Belgian satellite was planned to launch on the maiden flight of

Vega Vega is the brightest star in the northern constellation of Lyra. It has the Bayer designation α Lyrae, which is Latinised to Alpha Lyrae and abbreviated Alpha Lyr or α Lyr. This star is relatively close at only from the Sun, a ...

. The goal of the project is to develop experience in the different aspects of satellite design and operation. In the communications portion of the device, the academic team will be experimenting with the D-STAR digital voice mode and communications protocol that is popular with

amateur radio Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency commu ...

operators. The satellite has a mass of just 1 kilogram and will utilize a UHF uplink and a VHF downlink. * CubeSat TestBed 1, by

Boeing The Boeing Company () is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and ...

: Boeing successfully completed all of its design and operational goals with its first nanosatellite. It was built and flown to explore the possibilities with the new CubeSat standard. Boeing satellites are usually much larger; a Boeing 601 or 702 satellite has 1,000 times the mass of their 1 kilogram CubeSat. * InnoSAT, by

Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd or better known as ATSB was established on 1 May 1995 and is wholly owned by the Minister of Finance Inc under the supervision of the Malaysian Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change ...

: This CubeSat will test attitude control and navigation technologies developed by five Malaysian universities. * XSAS, by

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

: This project, based on graduate research, will house an accordion folded solar array inside a 1U CubeSat. The array will extend into a long solar panel once in orbit, thereby increasing by many times the power available to an attached CubeSat. * Clyde Space is a company that started development of subsystems for CubeSats in 2005, including electrical power systems, attitude control systems, and pulsed-plasma thruster propulsion systems. In 2010 the UK Space Agency awarded Clyde Space the UK's first CubeSat mission, UKube-1, and a 3U CubeSat was launched in July 2014. *

Aerojet Aerojet was an American rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer based primarily in Rancho Cordova, California, with divisions in Redmond, Washington, Orange and Gainesville in Virginia, and Camden, Arkansas. Aerojet was owned by GenCorp. I ...

began developing a propulsion system for CubeSats in 2011 that occupies a 1U baseline volume and readily integrates with other CubeSat platforms to create modular, fully mobile CubeSats. Dubbed "CHAMPS", this system utilizes chemical propulsion and offers significantly more total impulse compared to cold gas propulsion systems. * Alta SpA develops electric and chemical propulsion systems suited for satellites of various size. A critical analysis of different electric propulsion systems was carried out by the company in 2011. The IL-FEEP thruster, a field emission, linear slit propulsion system based on the FEEP heritage, is specially suited for CubeSats and is provided in a compact, 1U version for use on 2U or 3U missions. * The Vermont Lunar CubeSat launched by

Vermont Technical College Vermont Technical College, commonly shortened to Vermont Tech, is a public technical college in Vermont with its main campuses in Randolph Center, Williston and Norwich. In addition, there are regional campuses in Brattleboro and Bennington, ...

and funded in part by a grant from Vermont Space Grant Consortium and

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...

. *

e-st@r ''e-st@r'' (Educational Satellite @ Politecnico di Torino) was a miniaturised satellite built by the Politecnico di Torino. It was a 1U CubeSat design with a 10 cm side and a mass not exceeding 1.33 kg. Launch and deployment In 2 ...

(Educational Satellite @

Polytechnic University of Turin The Polytechnic University of Turin ( it, Politecnico di Torino) is the oldest Italian public technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning and Industrial Design, and is con ...

) is a miniaturized satellite built by the Polytechnic University of Turin. It was launched into

on the maiden flight of

Arianespace Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It undertakes the operation and marketing of the Ariane programme. The company offers a number of different launch vehicles: the heavy ...

rocket on the 13th Feb 2012. It is a 1-U CubeSat design weighing 1 kg. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARES, ALMASat-1, Goliat, MaSat-1, PW-Sat, ROBUSTA, UniCubeSat-GG and Xatcobeo. * The Damping And Vibration Experiment (DAVE, or CP-7), a 1U CubeSat developed by PolySat at

California Polytechnic State University California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt in Arcata, California or California State Polytechnic Univ ...

, launched in 2018 to test the response of various beams damped in tungsten particles in an orbital environment. The goal of the mission is to test a system that could be used to remove adverse vibrations on future spacecraft with sensitive instruments. *

OPS-SAT OPS-SAT is a CubeSat by the European Space Agency (ESA) and it is intended to demonstrate the improvements in mission control capabilities that will arise when satellites can fly more powerful on-board computers. The mission has the objective to b ...

is an experimental 3U (7 kg) CubeSat built by TU Graz for ESA. Launched on 18 Dec. 2019 on Soyuz VS23 as tertiary payload together with two other CubeSats, it is "the world's first free-for-use, in-orbit testbed for new software, applications and techniques in satellite control."

Earth remote sensing

* QuakeSat, by Quakefinder: This satellite was set out on a mission to help scientists improve earthquake detection. The students are hoping that the detection of magnetic signals may have value in showing the onset of an earthquake. The company that put the satellites together is from

Palo Alto, California Palo Alto (; Spanish for "tall stick") is a charter city in the northwestern corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States, in the San Francisco Bay Area, named after a coastal redwood tree known as El Palo Alto. The city was es ...

. They're gathering data on the extremely low

magnetic field A magnetic field is a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials. A moving charge in a magnetic field experiences a force perpendicular to its own velocity and to ...

fluctuations that are associated with earthquakes to help better understand this area of study that has its skeptics. The 30 June 2003 deployment of Quakesat was alongside other university CubeSats and one commercial CubeSat. The launch occurred on a

Rockot Rokot (russian: Рокот meaning ''Rumble'' or ''Boom''), also transliterated Rockot, was a Russian space launch vehicle that was capable of launching a payload of into a Earth orbit with 63° inclination. It was based on the UR-100N (SS-1 ...

rocket from Russia's

Plesetsk Plesetsk (russian: Плесе́цк) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Plesetsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, situated about northeast of Moscow and south of Arkhangelsk. Municipally, it is ...

launch site. * SwissCube, by

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

: This project has been selected to fly aboard a new

expendable launch system An expendable launch system (or expendable launch vehicle/ELV) is a launch vehicle that can be launched only once, after which its components are either destroyed during reentry or discarded in space. ELVs typically consist of several multistage ...

being developed for

jointly by the

Italian Space Agency The Italian Space Agency ( it, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana; ASI) is a government agency established in 1988 to fund, regulate and coordinate space exploration activities in Italy. The agency cooperates with numerous national and international enti ...

and the

European Space Agency , owners = , headquarters = Paris, Île-de-France, France , coordinates = , spaceport = Guiana Space Centre , seal = File:ESA emblem seal.png , seal_size = 130px , image = Views in the Main Control Room (120 ...

. The rocket is called

, and takes its name from the star. The Swiss students will conduct experiments with the air glow phenomenon in the Earth's atmosphere. The satellite's downlink radio will transmit at 437 MHz; the uplink will be at 145 MHz. * PLUME, by the

University of Leicester , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_lab ...

: They plan to launch a CubeSat that will detect

cosmic dust Cosmic dust, also called extraterrestrial dust, star dust or space dust, is dust which exists in outer space, or has fallen on Earth. Most cosmic dust particles measure between a few molecules and 0.1 mm (100 micrometers). Larger particles are c ...

, and will be the first English CubeSat to be launched. The students began their project at the beginning of 2007 and if successful will have a method for scientists to look at the smallest ever dust particles from space. * Firefly, by NASA's

Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory located approximately northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Maryland, United States. Established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center, GSFC empl ...

and

Siena College Siena College is an American private Franciscan college in Loudonville, New York. Siena was founded by the Order of Friars Minor in 1937. The college was named after Bernardino of Siena, a 15th-century Italian Franciscan friar and preacher. S ...

: Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes have been detected from the

Compton Gamma Ray Observatory The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO) was a space observatory detecting photons with photon energy, energies from 20 kElectronvolt#Properties, eV to 30 GeV, in Earth orbit from 1991 to 2000. The observatory featured four main tele ...

after its launch in 1991. Scientists have theories about their origins and this new CubeSat will have instruments that will observe both photons and electrons simultaneously. This, in turn, will allow scientists to better determine if

lightning Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous release of an average ...

is the source of the

gamma-ray burst In gamma-ray astronomy, gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are immensely energetic explosions that have been observed in distant galaxies. They are the most energetic and luminous electromagnetic events since the Big Bang. Bursts can last from ten millise ...

s. *

ELFIN Elfin may refer to: * ELFIN, a CubeSat developed by University of California, Los Angeles *Elfin (steamboat), a steamboat that ran on Lake Washington from 1891 to 1900 *Elfin of Alt Clut, ruler of Alt Clut, seventh century Scotland *Elfin, a chara ...

(

Electron The electron ( or ) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge. Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family, and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have n ...

Losses and Fields INvestigation) is a 3U

currently in development by the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...

. ELFIN will study electron losses in the magnetosphere using a fluxgate magnetometer and two energetic particle detectors (one for

ions An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by conven ...

and one for

electrons The electron ( or ) is a subatomic particle with a negative one elementary electric charge. Electrons belong to the first generation of the lepton particle family, and are generally thought to be elementary particles because they have n ...

. ELFIN is a participant in the 8th iteration of the

University Nanosatellite Program The University Nanosat Program is a satellite design and fabrication competition for universities. It is jointly administered by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), the American Institute of ...

and is projected to be ready to fly by late 2015. *

ExoCube (CP-10) ExoCube (CP-10) is a space weather satellite developed by the California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo and sponsored by the National Science Foundation. It is one of many miniaturized satellites that adhere to the CubeSat standa ...

is a space-weather satellite by PolySat. It measures the ''in-situ'' densities of various elements in the Earth's

exosphere The exosphere ( grc, ἔξω "outside, external, beyond", grc, σφαῖρα "sphere") is a thin, atmosphere-like volume surrounding a planet or natural satellite where molecules are gravitationally bound to that body, but where the densi ...

over incoherent scatter radar.

Space tether

MAST Mast, MAST or MASt may refer to: Engineering * Mast (sailing), a vertical spar on a sailing ship * Flagmast, a pole for flying a flag * Guyed mast, a structure supported by guy-wires * Mooring mast, a structure for docking an airship * Radio mas ...

, by Tethers Unlimited: The ''Multi-Application Survivable Tether'' experiment, based in the United States, was launched 17 April 2007 aboard a Dnepr rocket. This 1 km multistrand, interconnected tether ( Hoytether) is being used to test and prove the long-term survivability for tethers in space. The three MAST pico-satellites ejected from the P-POD successfully, but the communications system had difficulties,Bryan Klofas, Jason Anderson, and Kyle Leveque,
A Survey of Cubesat Communications Systems
November 2008 (accessed 16 February 2012). Presented at the CubeSat Developers Conference, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 10 April 2008 and the separation mechanism did not function properly, preventing full deployment of the tether. Nonetheless, the experiment operated for over a month and downloaded over 2 MB of data on tethered satellite dynamics as well as images of the tether. While

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is conside ...

formed the academic portion of the team, Tethers Unlimited, from Seattle, Washington, formed the commercial portion of the team. * STARS (Kukai), by the Kagawa Satellite Development Project at

Kagawa University is a national university in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. The university was established in 1949 as a national university after the consolidation and reorganization of the Kagawa Normal School, the Kagawa Normal School for Youth and the Takamatsu C ...

, Japan: The Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite (STARS) mission launched 23 January 2009 as a secondary payload on a

H-IIA H-IIA (H-2A) is an active expendable launch system operated by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. These liquid fuel rockets have been used to launch satellites into geostationary orbit; lunar o ...

launch. After launch, the satellite was named KUKAI, and consisted of two subsatellites, "Ku" and "Kai," to be linked by a 5-meter tether. It was successfully separated from the rocket and transferred into the planned orbit. See also

STARS-II Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite II or STARS-II, was a Nano Satellites, nanosatellite built by Japan's Kagawa University to test an electrodynamic tether in low Earth orbit, a follow-on to the Kagawa University#STARS spacecraft, STARS mi ...

microsatellite follow-up with longer (300m) tether. * Tempo3, by The Mars Society: This operation is called the ''Tethered Experiment for Mars inter-Planetary Operations'' and is meant to demonstrate the generation of artificial gravity. The project seeks to enhance knowledge about long term space flight.

Biology

* GeneSat 1, by the

NASA Ames Research Center The Ames Research Center (ARC), also known as NASA Ames, is a major NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California's Silicon Valley. It was founded in 1939 as the second National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) labora ...

: In December 2006, a

Minotaur In Greek mythology, the Minotaur ( , ;. grc, ; in Latin as ''Minotaurus'' ) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "p ...

launch vehicle carried this satellite into orbit from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility to carry out a

genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar work ...

experiment. The team assembled the biological growth and analysis systems to perform experiments with E. coli bacteria. The project is not cheap by CubeSat standards: the total spent on the satellite and its experiments were $6 million before the launch took place. The goal is to establish methods for studying the genetic changes that come from being exposed to a space environment. The satellite was outfitted with a UHF beacon.

Other uses

* Cubesat ROBUSTA, by

Montpellier 2 University Montpellier 2 University (Université Montpellier 2) was a French university in the ''académie'' of Montpellier. It was one of the three universities formed in 1970 from the original University of Montpellier. Its main campus neighbors the Mon ...

: A mission to test the effects of radiation on electronics. The goal is to specifically check the deterioration of electronic components based on bipolar transistors when exposed to the space radiation environment. The results of this experiment will be used to validate a test method proposed in the laboratory. The French satellite launched on the maiden flight of

in early 2012. * TJ³Sat, by

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (also known as TJHSST, TJ, or Jefferson) is a Virginia state-chartered magnet high school in Fairfax County, Virginia operated by Fairfax County Public Schools. The school occupies the buil ...

, Alexandria, VA, which was the first CubeSat ever launched by high school students on November 19, 2013. * iCube-1, by Institute of Space Technology, was

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

's first CubeSat. It was manufactured by a team of about 20 faculty members and 15 students. It was launched on 21 November 2013 on board the

Dnepr Dnepr may refer to: *Dnieper, a river flowing through Russia, Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea *Dnepr (motorcycle), a Ukraininan motocycle brand *Dnepr (rocket), a 1999 space launch vehicle *Dnepr radar, Soviet space surveillance and early warn ...

space launch vehicle. * CINEMA, a collaborative effort between the UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory,

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

, School of Space Research of

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) ( Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universit ...

, and the

Interamerican University of Puerto Rico The Inter American University of Puerto Rico (Spanish: ''Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico''; often abbreviated to ''UIPR'' or ''Inter'') is a private Christian university with its main campus in San Germán, Puerto Rico. It also has c ...

: The project's goal is to develop a cubesat that monitors space weather using a combination of magnetometers and particle detectors. * A CubeSat Inflatable Deorbit Device, by

Old Dominion University Old Dominion University (Old Dominion or ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia w ...

: This study describes a deployable aerodynamic drag device that can be incorporated in basic 1U CubeSat units that can meet the 25-year orbital lifetime constraint for initial orbit perigees of up to 900 km. * The

NEE-01 Pegaso NEE-01 ''Pegaso'' (, "Pegasus") is an Ecuadorian technology demonstration satellite, and Ecuador's first satellite launched to space. Built by the Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA), it is a nanosatellite of the single-unit CubeSat class. ...

launched by the Ecuadorian Space Agency in early 2013 was the first known cubesat able to transmit real time video from orbit and broadcast the live feed over the internet. * SpaceICE ("Interface Convective Effects") is a 3U CubeSat developed by The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University to study freeze-casting (a directional solidification technique for the production of porous materials). The SpaceICE mission is scheduled to launch late 2018.

List of launched CubeSats

There are many types of CubeSats ranging from 0.25u to 16u. In the ''Type'' column, the number corresponds to the (approximate) length of the CubeSat in decimetres. Width and depth are normally ten centimetres, or one decimetre. A 1U CubeSat measures approximately 1 × 1 × 1 decimetres, while a 6U CubeSat is six times the size, approximately 1 × 2 × 3 decimetres. ''This list can be sorted by clicking on the heading of any column.'' {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Name ! COSPAR ID ( NORAD ID) ! Type ! Organisation ! Mission ! Mission status ! data-sort-type="date" , Launch date ( UTC) ! Time ! Launch vehicle ! Reentry date ! Remarks , - ,

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2003-031G
(27846) , 1U ,

, Technology , Completed , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

Rokot Rokot (russian: Рокот meaning ''Rumble'' or ''Boom''), also transliterated Rockot, was a Russian space launch vehicle that was capable of launching a payload of into a Earth orbit with 63° inclination. It was based on the UR-100N (SS- ...

/ Briz-KM , , Battery problems, deactivated on 22 September 2003 , - , CanX-1 ,
2003-031H
{27847) , 1U , UTIAS ,

Technology demonstration A technology demonstration (or tech demo), also known as demonstrator model, is a prototype, rough example or an otherwise incomplete version of a conceivable product or future system, put together as proof of concept with the primary purpose of ...

, Failed , 30 Jun 2003CubeSat Community Website - Eurockot Launch 2003
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/ Briz-KM , , No signal from spacecraft , - , Cubesat Xi-IV (Oscar 57) ,
2003-031J
(27848) , 1U ,

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...

, Amateur radio , Active , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

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2003-031E
(27844) , 1U ,

Tokyo Institute of Technology is a national research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology, one of first five Designated National University and selected as ...

, Amateur radio , Active , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

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2003-031C
(27842) , 1U ,

Technical University of Denmark The Technical University of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet), often simply referred to as DTU, is a polytechnic university and school of engineering. It was founded in 1829 at the initiative of Hans Christian Ørsted as Denmark's fir ...

, Tether research , Failed , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

/ Briz-KM , , No signal from spacecraft , - , QuakeSat ,
2003-031F
(27845) , 3U ,

, Earthquake detection , Active , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

/ Briz-KM , , , - , TUSat1 , , 1U ,

Taylor University Taylor University is a Private university, private, Interdenominationalism, interdenominational, evangelical Christian university in Upland, Indiana. Founded in 1846, it is one of the oldest evangelical Christian universities in the country. T ...

, Space Communication Research , , 30 Jun 2003 , 14:15 ,

/ Briz-KM , , First satellite from

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...

, - , CubeSat Xi-V (Oscar-58) ,
2005-043F
(28895) , 1U ,

, Amateur radio , Completed , 27 Oct 2005CubeSat Community Website - SSETI Express
/ref> , 14:15 ,

Kosmos-3M The Kosmos-3M (russian: Космос-3М meaning "''Cosmos''", GRAU index 11K65M) was a Russian space launch vehicle, member of the Kosmos rocket family. It was a liquid-fueled two-stage launch vehicle, first launched in 1967 and with over 42 ...

, , , - , nCube-2 ,
2005-043H
(28897) , 1U , ARR/ NSC , Amateur radio , Failed , 27 Oct 2005 , 14:15 ,

, , No signal , - ,

UWE-1 UWE-1 (Universität Würzburg's Experimentalsatellit-1) was one of three CubeSats built by students of the University of Würzburg, launched on 27 October 2005 as part of the European Space Agency's SSETI Express mission from Plesetsk in Rus ...

,
2005-043C
(28892) , 1U ,

University of Würzburg The Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg (also referred to as the University of Würzburg, in German ''Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg'') is a public research university in Würzburg, Germany. The University of Würzburg is one of ...

, Technology / Communications , Completed , 27 Oct 2005 , 14:15 ,

, , Contact lost on 17 November 2005 , - ,

SACRED Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. The property is often ascribed to objects ( ...

, Failed to Orbit , 1U ,

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failureDnepr launch ends in failure
Chris Bergin ''NASA Spaceflight''; July 26, 2006 , 26 Jul 2006CubeSat Community Website - Dnepr Launch 1
/ref> , 19:43 ,

, , , - , ION , Failed to Orbit , 2U ,

University of Illinois The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Uni ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , Rincon 1 , , 1U ,

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , ICE Cube 1 , , 1U ,

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to tea ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , KUTESat , , 1U ,

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, and several satellite campuses, research and educational centers, medical centers, and classes across the state of Kansas. T ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , nCUBE-1 , , 1U , ARR / NSC , , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , HAUSAT-1 , , 1U , Hankuk Aviation University , , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , SEEDS-1 , , 1U ,

Nihon University , abbreviated as , is a private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading private universit ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , CP-2 , , 1U , California Polytechnic University , , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , AeroCube-1 , , 1U ,

The Aerospace Corporation The Aerospace Corporation is an American nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in El Segundo, California. The corporation provides technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space mi ...

, Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , MEROPE , , 1U ,

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 68 fields, and doctoral degrees in 35 fie ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , Mea Huaka'i (Voyager) , , 1U ,

University of Hawaii A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , ICE Cube 2 , , 1U ,

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , CP-1 , , 1U , California Polytechnic University , , Destroyed. Launch failure , 26 Jul 2006 , 19:43 ,

, , , - , GeneSat-1 ,
2006-058C
(29655) , 3U ,

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

, Biological research
Technology demonstration , Completed , 16 Dec 2006Santa Clara University - GeneSat1 Operations
, 12:00 ,

, 4 Aug 2010 , Primary mission complete , - , CSTB1 ,
2007-012F
(31122) , 1U ,

, , ActiveCubeSat Community Website - Dnepr Launch 2 - Satellite Status
/ref> , 17 Apr 2007CubeSat Community Website - Dnepr Launch 2
/ref> , 06:46 ,

, , , - , AeroCube-2 ,
2007-012R
(31133) , 1U ,

, Failed , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , Solar converter malfunction on 18 Apr 2007 , - , CP-4 ,
2007-012Q
(31132) , 1U , California Polytechnic University , , Active , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , , - , Libertad-1 ,
2007-012M
(31128) , 1U ,

Sergio Arboleda University Sergio Arboleda University ( es, Universidad Sergio Arboleda) is a university located in Bogotá, Colombia, with sectionals located in Santa Marta, Colombia and in Madrid, in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat ...

, , Successful , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , Designed to only operate for 50 days. However continued for over 2 years. , - , CAPE-1 ,
NASA.gov 2007-012P
(31130) , 1U ,

University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus University of Louisiana System and the s ...

, , Active , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , , - , CP-3 ,
2007-012N
(31129) , 1U , California Polytechnic University , , Active , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , , - ,

,
2007-012K
(31126) , 1U ,

Tethers Unlimited Tethers Unlimited, Inc. (TUI) is an American private aerospace company headquartered near Seattle, Washington, which performs research and development of new products and technologies for space, sea, and air. Founded in 1994 by Robert P. Hoyt ...

, Tether experiments , , 17 Apr 2007 , 06:46 ,

, , Failed to deploy, but radio contact made , - , Cute-1.7 + APD II ,
2008-021C
(32785) , 2U ,

, Separation system demonstration and Avalanche Photo Diode sensor experiment , Active , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

PSLV-CA The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite ...

, , , - , COMPASS-1 ,
2008-021E
(32787) , 1U ,

FH Aachen The FH Aachen – Aachen University of Applied Sciences is one of the biggest Fachhochschulen in Germany with roughly 15,000 students, 250 professors, 470 contract lecturers, and 340 assistants. It is specialized in certain topical areas (e.g. te ...

, Demonstration of commercial off-the-shelf components and taking photos , Active , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

, , , - , AAUSat-2 ,
2008-021F
(32788) , 1U ,

, Denmark , ADCS system and a gamma ray detector , Completed , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

, , , - , Delfi-C³ ,
2008-021G
(32789) , 3U , Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands , , Active , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

, , , - , CanX-2 ,
2008-021H
(32790) , 3U , University of Toronto, Canada , Technology demonstrator for formation flying , Active , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

, , , - ,

SEEDS-2 The Space Engineering EDucation Satellite 2 (SEEDS-2) is a Japanese amateur CubeSat picosatellite, built and operated by Nihon University. It was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, aboard a PSLV rocket, on 28 April 2008. It was ...

,
2008-021J
(32791) , 1U , Nihon University, Japan , Amateur radio experiments and preprogrammed message sending , Active , 28 Apr 2008 , 03:53 ,

, , , - , PREsat , , 3U ,

, Technology , Destroyed , 3 Aug 2008 , 03:34 ,

Falcon 1 Falcon 1 was a small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer. On 28 September 2008, Falcon 1 became the first private spaceflight, privately-developed fully liquid-fueled launch vehi ...

, , Launch failure , - ,

NanoSail-D NanoSail-D was a small satellite which was to have been used by NASA's Ames Research Center to study the deployment of a solar sail in space. It was a three-unit CubeSat measuring , with a mass of . The satellite was lost shortly after launch ...

, , 3U ,

, Technology , Destroyed , 3 Aug 2008 , 03:34 ,

, , Launch failure , - ,

STARS A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth ma ...

, , 2U ,

, Short-distance tether extension , Active , 23 Jan 2009 , 12:54 ,

, , basic functions of tether reel confirmed , - , PharmaSat ,
2009-028B
(35002) , 3U ,

University of Texas Medical Branch The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is a public academic health science center in Galveston, Texas. It is part of the University of Texas System. UTMB includes the oldest medical school in Texas, and has about 11,000 employees. In Febr ...

, Measured the effect of antifungal countermeasures on yeast strains in microgravity. ~96 hour experiment. , Completed , 19 May 2009 , 23:55 ,

Minotaur I The Minotaur I, or just Minotaur is an American expendable launch system derived from the Minuteman II missile. It is used to launch small satellites for the US Government, and is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital ...

, 14 August 2012 , , - , CP6 ,
2009-028C
(35003) , 1U , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo ,

, Completed , 19 May 2009 , 23:55 ,

, 6 October 2011 , , - , HawkSat-1 ,
2009-028D
(35004) , 1U , Hawk Institute for Space Sciences ,

, Completed , 19 May 2009 , 23:55 ,

, 4 September 2011 , , - , AeroCube-3 ,
2009-028E
(35005) , 1U ,

, Completed , 19 May 2009 , 23:55 ,

, 6 January 2011 , , - , SwissCube-1 ,
2009-051B
(35932) , 1U , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne , Upper atmospheric science , Active , 23 Sep 2009 , 06:21 ,

, , First

Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland *Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri *Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia *Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports * Swiss Internation ...

satellite , - , BeeSat-1 ,
2009-051C
(35933) , 1U ,

Berlin Institute of Technology The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It wa ...

, Reaction wheel technology qualification , Active , 23 Sep 2009 , 06:21 ,

, , , - ,

UWE-2 UWE-2 (University Würzburg's Experimental satellite 2) was a follow-on picosatellite technology demonstration project within the CubeSat family standard, developed and built by students of the University of Würzburg, Germany. The overall ob ...

,
2009-051D
(35934) , 1U , Universität Würzburg , ADCS technology demonstrator , Active , 23 Sep 2009 , 06:21 ,

, , , - , ITUpSAT1 ,
2009-051E
(35935) , 1U ,

Istanbul Technical University Istanbul Technical University ( tr, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, commonly referred to as ITU or The Technical University) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's third-oldest technical universit ...

, Imagery, technology , Active , 23 Sep 2009 , 06:21 ,

, , , - ,

Hayato Hayato may refer to: *Hayato (given name), a masculine Japanese given name *Hayato, Kagoshima is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 43,844 and the density of 555.30 ...

,
2010-020A
(36573) , 1U , Kagoshima University , Observe atmospheric vapor distribution, Shooting moving images of Earth through microwave high-speed communications , Failed , 20 May 2010 , 21:58 ,

202 , 28 Jun 2010 , , - ,

Waseda-SAT2 Waseda-SAT2 is a Japanese satellite which launched in May 2010. It is a student-built spacecraft, which will be operated by Waseda University, and is intended to be used for Earth observation and technology demonstration. It will test the use of ...

,
2010-020B
(36574) , 1U ,

Waseda University , mottoeng = Independence of scholarship , established = 21 October 1882 , type = Private , endowment = , president = Aiji Tanaka , city = Shinjuku , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , students = 47,959 , undergrad = 39,382 , postgrad ...

, , Failed. , 20 May 2010 , 21:58 ,

202 , 12 Jul 2010 , , - , Negai-Star ,
2010-020C
(36575) , 1U , Soka University , Commercial FPGA and camera , Successful. mission complete. , 20 May 2010 , 21:58 ,

202 , 26 Jun 2010 , , - , TIsat-1 ,
2010-035E
(36799) , 1U , University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI) , Technology demonstrator , Semi-operational. , 12 Jul 2010 , 03:53 ,

, , All UAS-made

student satellite; partnering with local and global companies , - ,

StudSat STUDSAT (STUDent SATellite), is a CubeSat satellite designed by students. This project was conceptualised and project managed by undergraduate students across India. STUDSAT is a picosatellite successfully launched on 12 July 2010 from Satish ...

,
2010-035B
(36796) , 1U ,

, , Mission Ended , 12 Jul 2010 , 03:53 ,

, , First Indian picosatellite. Beacon heard for about 1 month. , - , RAX-1 ,
2010-062B
(37223) , 3U ,

, Ionospheric research , Premature End , 20 Nov 2010 , 01:25 , Minotaur 4 (STP-S26) , , anomaly on the solar panels resulted in degradation of power generation , - , O/OREOS ,
2010-062C
(37224) , 3U , NASA SMD , Life sciences , , 20 Nov 2010 , 01:25 , Minotaur 4 (STP-S26) , , , - ,

NanoSail-D2 NanoSail-D2 was a small satellite built by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Ames Research Center to study the deployment of a solar sail in space. It was a three-unit CubeSat, measuring with a mass of . Its solar sail had an area of , a ...

,
2010-062L
(37361) , 3U , NASA Ames Research Center , Technology , Completed , 20 Nov 2010 , 01:25 , Minotaur 4 (STP-S26) , 17 Sep 2011 , failed to eject 6 Dec 2010; spontaneously ejected 19 Jan 2011 to complete mission , - ,

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus ( /ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer ...

000 ,
2010-066H
(37251) , 1.5U ,

Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, ...

, Developing a rapid-response satellite capability to enable many different mission types , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

Falcon 9 Falcon 9 is a partially reusable medium lift launch vehicle that can carry cargo and crew into Earth orbit, produced by American aerospace company SpaceX. The rocket has two stages. The first (booster) stage carries the second stage and pay ...

, 30 Dec 2010 , , - ,

001 ,
2010-066E
(37248) , 1.5U ,

, Developing a rapid-response satellite capability to enable many different mission types , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 31 Dec 2010 , , - ,

002 ,
2010-066G
(37250) , 1.5U ,

, Developing a rapid-response satellite capability to enable many different mission types , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 30 Dec 2010 , , - ,

003 ,
2010-066D
(37247) , 1.5U ,

, Developing a rapid-response satellite capability to enable many different mission types , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 31 Dec 2010 , , - , QbX1 ,
2010-066F
(37249) , 3U ,

NRL The National Rugby League (NRL) is an Australasian rugby league club competition which contains clubs from New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New Zealand. The NRL formed in 1998 as a joint partnership ...

, Technology demonstration , Successful , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 6 Jan 2011 , , - , QbX2 ,
2010-066B
(37245) , 3U ,

, Technology demonstration , Successful , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 16 Jan 2011 , , - , SMDC-ONE ,
2010-066C
(37246) , 3U , US Army SMDC , Communications , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 12 Jan 2011 , , - , Mayflower-Caerus ,
2010-066J
(37252) , 3U , Northrop Grumman (Mayflower); University of Southern California (Caerus) , Technology , Completed , 8 Dec 2010 , 15:43 ,

, 22 Dec 2010 , , - ,

KySat-1 KySat-1 was an American satellite which was to have been operated by Kentucky Space. Designed to operate for eighteen to twenty four months, it was lost in a launch failure in March 2011 after the Taurus launch vehicle carrying it failed to ac ...

, Failed to orbit , 1U , Kentucky Space , Educational, technology testing, amateur radio , Destroyed. Launch failure , 04 Mar 2011 , 10:09:43 , Taurus-XL via ELaNa-1 , , , - ,

Hermes Hermes (; grc-gre, Ἑρμῆς) is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Hermes is considered the herald of the gods. He is also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orat ...

, Failed to orbit , 1U ,

University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 04 Mar 2011 , 10:09:43 , Taurus-XL , , , - , Explorer-1 rime, Failed to orbit , 1U ,

, , Destroyed. Launch failure , 04 Mar 2011 , 10:09:43 , Taurus-XL , , , - , Jugnu ,
2011-058B
(37839) , 3U ,

IIT Kanpur The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was ...

, Micro-imaging system,

near infrared Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from arou ...

camera to observe vegetation, GPS Receiver to aid tracking , Active , 12 Oct 2011 , 05:30 ,

, , , - ,

M-Cubed M-Cubed is a miniaturized satellite built by students at the University of Michigan in a joint project run by the Michigan Exploration Laboratory (MXL) and JPL. It is an example of the popular CubeSat design for amateur satellites. It was launche ...

,
2011-061F
(37855) , 1U ,

, Imaging technology , , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

Delta II Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family and entered service in 1989. Delta II vehicles included the Delta 6000, and the two later Delta 7000 va ...

via ELaNa-3 , , M-cubed and Explorer-1 Prime Unit 2 (HRBE) were magnetically attached to one another. Speculation is that this is due to the permanent magnets each have for passive attitude control. M-cubed remains alive and transmitting. , - , DICE-1 ,
2011-061B
(37851) , 1.5U , Space Dynamics Laboratory , Ionospheric research , Active , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

via ELaNa-3 , , , - , DICE-2 ,
2011-061C
(37852) , 1.5U , Space Dynamics Laboratory , Ionospheric research , Active , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

via ELaNa-3 , , , - , Explorer-1 rimeUnit 2 ,
2011-061F
(37855) , 1U , Montana Space Grant Consortium , Magnetospheric Research , Active , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

via ELaNa-3 , , M-cubed and Explorer-1 Prime Unit 2 (HRBE) were magnetically attached to one another. Speculation is that this is due to the permanent magnets each have for passive attitude control. HRBE did not suffer from this connection with M-cubed. , - ,

RAX-2 RAX-2 (Radio Aurora Explorer 2) is a CubeSat satellite built as a collaboration between SRI International and students at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. It is the second spacecraft in the RAX mission. The RAX-1 mission ended af ...

,
2011-061D
(37853) , 3U ,

, Ionospheric research , Active , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

via ELaNa-3 , , , - ,

AubieSat-1 AubieSat-1 (OSCAR-71) is a CubeSat designed, built, and tested by undergraduate students at Auburn University. It was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base October 28, 2011 atop a Delta II rocket. This was a multi-payload mission with five other ...

,
2011-061E
(37854) , 1U , Auburn University , Technology , Active , 28 Oct 2011 , 09:48 ,

via ELaNa-3 , , First CubeSat from Auburn University , - ,

ROBUSTA ROBUSTA (Radiation on Bipolar for University Satellite Test Application) is a nano-satellite scientific experiment developed by the University of Montpellier students as part of a Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES) call for student project ...

,
2012-006H
(38084) , 1U , Université Montpellier 2 , Radiation effects on bipolar-transistor-based circuits , Failed , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, Feb 2014 , First French CubeSat , - ,

,
2012-006C
(38079) , 1U ,

Politecnico di Torino The Polytechnic University of Turin ( it, Politecnico di Torino) is the oldest Italian public technical university. The university offers several courses in the fields of Engineering, Architecture, Urban Planning and Industrial Design, and is co ...

, Development and test of an active ADCS
Test of COTS , Tumbling , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , , - , MaSat-1 ,
2012-006E
(38081) , 1U , BME , Technological demonstration , Active , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , First Hungarian satellite , - , Xatcobeo ,
2012-006F
(38082) , 1U , University of Vigo , Test

software-defined radio Software-defined radio (SDR) is a radio communication system where components that have been traditionally implemented in analog hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented by ...

and to experiment with solar panel deployment. , Active , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , Maiden flight of

. , - ,

Goliat Goliat is the first artificial satellite developed in Romania. Description The nano satellite was developed and built by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA). When the project began, the developers of this satellite were still in college. The sat ...

,
2012-006D
(38080) , 1U ,

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, Earth imaging and space environment measuring , , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , First Romanian satellite , - ,

,
2012-006G
(38083) , 1U ,

, Technology experiments , , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , First Polish satellite , - ,

UniCubeSat-GG UniCubeSat-GG is a Miniaturized satellite built by the Sapienza University of Rome. It was launched into Low Earth Orbit on the maiden flight of Arianespace's Vega rocket on 13 February 2012. The launch was a multi-payload mission shared with LARE ...

,
2012-006J
(38085) , 1U , GAUSS team-

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

, Deployable powered boom for gravity gradient libration study , , 13 Feb 2012 , 10:00 ,

, , First Italian CubeSat (together with

) , - , F-1 ,
2012-038E
(38855) , 1U , FPT University , Training for students and young engineers / Education. Test of 3-axis SDTM magnetometer , Failed; No signal received , 21 Jul 2012 , 02:06 ,

H-IIB H-IIB (H2B) was an expendable space launch system jointly developed by the Japanese government's space agency JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It was used to launch the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV, or ''Kōnotori'') cargo spacecraft for ...

to ISS , 9 May 2013 , First Vietnamese satellite developed domestically. Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4. , - , TechEdSat-1 ,
2012-038D
(38854) , 1U ,

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a public university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the oldest public university on the West Coast and the founding campus of the California State University (CSU) ...

, SPA hardware and software, inter-satellite communication link analysis , , 21 Jul 2012 , 02:06 ,

to ISS , 5 May 2013 , Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4. , - ,

Raiko RAIKO ( ja, 雷鼓, literally ''thunder drum'') is a Japanese satellite which was built and operated by Tohoku and Wakayama Universities. A two-unit CubeSat, RAIKO was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) on 4 October 2012, ha ...

,
2012-038B
(38852) , 2U ,

Tohoku University , or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated Natio ...

Wakayama University , or , is a national university located in Wakayama, Japan. It was founded in 1949 and is organized in four faculties. Organization The university is divided into the following four faculties. *Faculty of Education & Graduate School of Education ...

, Ku-band communication, prototype star tracker and deployable membrane technology demonstration , Successful , 21 Jul 2012 , 02:06 ,

to ISS , 6 Aug 2013 , Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4 , - ,

We-Wish WE WISH (World Environmental Watching and Investigation from Space Height) was a small commercial CubeSat which was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) in October 2012 and which deorbited in March 2013. It was built by the Japan ...

,
2012-038F
(38856) , 1U ,

Meisei Electric is a Japanese limited company which manufactures electronics and communications equipment. Founded as a radio and electrical firm in 1938, it now specialises in geological and meteorological sensors, though it has also been involved in developing ...

, Infrared camera imaging , Failed, no signal received , 21 Jul 2012 , 02:06 ,

to ISS , 11 Mar 2013 , Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4 , - ,

CSSWE Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment (CSSWE) was the sixth National Science Foundation sponsored CubeSat mission. It was built by students at the University of Colorado at Boulder with advising from professionals at the Laboratory for Atmosp ...

,
2012-048D
(38761) , 3U ,

University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder, CU, or Colorado) is a public research university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1876, five months before Colorado became a state, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado sy ...

LASP The Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) is a research organization at the University of Colorado Boulder. LASP is a research institute with over one hundred research scientists ranging in fields from solar influences, to Earth' ...

Space weather Space weather is a branch of space physics and aeronomy, or heliophysics, concerned with the time varying conditions within the Solar System, including the solar wind, emphasizing the space surrounding the Earth, including conditions in the ...

research , Complete , 13 Sep 2012 , 21:39 ,

Atlas V Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family. It was originally designed by Lockheed Martin, now being operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Lockheed Mart ...

401 NROL-36 via ELaNa-VI , Expected 2028 , Extended Mission Complete , - , VELOX-P1 , , 1U , Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University , Undergraduate Satellite Program. Technology demonstration for in house development of the sensors. , , 1 Oct 2012 , ,

Confidential Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements that limits the access or places restrictions on certain types of information. Legal confidentiality By law, lawyers are often required ...

(Neptune) , , , - , FITSAT-1 (NIWAKA) ,
2012-038C
(38853) , 1U , Fukuoka Institute of Technology , The main mission objective is to demonstrate the developed high-speed transmitter. , Active , 4 Oct 2012 , 15:44 ,

to ISS , 4 Jul 2013 , Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4. , - ,

,
2013-009B
(39087) , 1U ,

, Denmark , Double AIS system for tracking ships in Arctic regions. , Active , 25 Feb 2013 , 12:31 ,

C20 , , Denmark's CubeSat number 4 , - ,

STRaND-1 STRaND-1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstrator 1) is a failed 3U CubeSat developed by Surrey University's Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL). The nanosatellite was launched into orbit on board a ...

,
2013-009E
(39090) , 3U , Surrey Space Centre (SSC), University of Surrey, & Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) , Technology , Operational , 25 Feb 2013 , 12:31 ,

C20 , , First in STRaND Programme , - , BeeSat-2 ,
2013-015G
(39136) , 1U ,

, Reaction wheel technology qualification , Active , 19 Apr 2013 , 10:00 ,

Soyuz Soyuz is a transliteration of the Cyrillic text Союз ( Russian and Ukrainian, 'Union'). It can refer to any union, such as a trade union (''profsoyuz'') or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Сою́з Сове́тских Социалис ...

, , , - , BeeSat-3 ,
2013-015E
(39134) , 1U ,

, Reaction wheel technology qualification , Active , 19 Apr 2013 , 10:00 ,

, , , - , SOMP ,
2013-015F
(39135) , 1U ,

Dresden University of Technology TU Dresden (for german: Technische Universität Dresden, abbreviated as TUD and often wrongly translated as "Dresden University of Technology") is a public research university, the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, th ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, Education, testing

, measuring atomic oxygen concentration, demonstrating TFSC , , 19 Apr 2013 , 10:00 ,

, , , - , Dove-2 , 2013-015C (39132) , 3U ,

Planet Labs Planet Labs PBC (formerly Planet Labs, Inc. and Cosmogia, Inc.) is an American public Earth imaging company based in San Francisco, California. Their goal is to image the entirety of the Earth daily to monitor changes and pinpoint trends. The c ...

, Optical imaging , Active , 19 Apr 2013 , ,

Soyuz-2.1a Soyuz-2 ( GRAU index 14A14) is a modernized version of the Soviet Soyuz rocket. In its basic form, it is a three-stage launch vehicle for placing payloads into low Earth orbit. Compared to the previous versions of the Soyuz, the first-stag ...

, , , - , OSSI-1 , 2013-015B (39131) , 1U , , Amateur radio , Complete , 19 Apr 2013 , 10:00 ,

, 30 Jun 2013 , Privately built and part of the Bion-M No.1 mission , - ,

PhoneSat PhoneSat is an ongoing NASA project of building nanosatellites using unmodified consumer-grade off-the-shelf smartphones and Arduino platform and launching them into Low Earth Orbit. This project is part of NASA's Small Spacecraft Technology Prog ...

1.0 (

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) ,
2013-016E
(39146) , 1U ,

, Technology; using unmodified consumer-grade off-the-shelf

smartphone A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, whi ...

s , , 21 Apr 2013 , 21:00 , Antares 110 A-ONE , 26 Apr 2013 , First PhoneSat Launch , - ,

1.0 (

Bell A bell is a directly struck idiophone percussion instrument. Most bells have the shape of a hollow cup that when struck vibrates in a single strong strike tone, with its sides forming an efficient resonator. The strike may be made by an inte ...

) ,
2013-016A
(39142) , 1U ,

, ongoing

project, part of the Small Spacecraft Technology Program, of building

s using unmodified consumer-grade off-the-shelf

s , , 21 Apr 2013 , 21:00 , Antares 110 A-ONE , 27 Apr 2013 , First PhoneSat Launch , - ,

2.0.beta (

Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

) ,
2013-016C
(39144) , 1U ,

, ongoing

project, part of the Small Spacecraft Technology Program, of building

s using unmodified consumer-grade off-the-shelf

s , , 21 Apr 2013 , 21:00 , Antares 110 A-ONE , 27 Apr 2013 , First PhoneSat Launch , - , NEE-01 Pegasus ,
NASA.gov
2013-018B] (39151) , 1U ,

Ecuadorian Space Agency The Ecuadorian Civilian Space Agency (EXA; es, Agencia Espacial Civil Ecuatoriana) is a private Ecuadorian organization founded in 2007 that conducts research on space and planetary sciences. It is a non-profit non-governmental organization with ...

, Technology , Active , 26 Apr 2013 , 04:13 , Long March 2D , , First Ecuadorian satellite, first CubeSat to transmit real-time video , - , TurkSat-3USat , 2013-018C (39152) , 3U ,

, Communications , Active , 26 Apr 2013 , 04:13 , Long March 2D , , , - , ESTCube-1 ,
2013-021C
(39161) , 1U ,

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

, Space test of the electric solar wind sail , Inactive since 17 February 2015. Partial failure. , 7 May 2013 , 02:06:31 ,

, , First Estonian satellite , - , ArduSat1 ,
1998-067DA
(39412) , 1U , Nanosatisfi LLC , Allow general public to use the satellite sensors for their own creative purposes. , , 3 Aug 2013 , 19:48 ,

to ISS , 16 Apr 2014 , Deployed from ISS 2013 Nov 19. , - , ArduSatX ,
1998-067DC
(39414) , 1U , Nanosatisfi LLC , Allow general public to use the satellite sensors for their own creative purposes. , , 3 Aug 2013 , 19:48 ,

to ISS , 15 Apr 2014 , Deployed from ISS 2013 Nov 19. , - ,

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

,
2013-064AA
(39404) , 3U ,

, Space Communication ResearchNASA Announces Third Round Of CubeSat Space Mission Candidates
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, , , - , ChargerSat-1 ,
2013-064AB
(39405) , 1U ,

University of Alabama in Huntsville The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is a public research university in Huntsville, Alabama. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and comprises nine colleges: arts, humanities & social scienc ...

, Technological demonstration , Launched. No contact established. Maximum time before passive return and destruction: 24 months , 20 Nov 2013 , 01:15 ,

via ELaNa-IV , , Built by the UAH Space Hardware Club. , - , Vermont Lunar ,
2013-064AD
(39407) , 1U ,

, Testing navigation components to be used in a follow up 3U ion drive CubeSat to the Moon , Active , 20 Nov 2013 , 01:15 ,

via ELaNa-IV , , First university satellite from New England. Built by the Vermont Tech CubeSat Lab. , - , iCUBE-1 ,
2013-066S
(39432) , 1U , Institute of Space Technology Islamabad

, Small satellite designed by the students , Active , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 ,

, , First Pakistani CubeSat. , - ,

FUNcube-1 FUNcube-1 is a complete educational single unit CubeSat satellite with the goal of enthusing and educating young people about radio, space, physics and electronics. It is part of a program which aims to launch more of these educational CubeSats. ...

,
2013-066AE
(39444) , 1U , AMSAT-UK / National Radio Centre , Primary/ secondary education (UK) , Active , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 ,

, , , - ,

Delfi-n3Xt Delfi-n3Xt is a Dutch nanosatellite which is operated by Delft University of Technology. It was launched on 21 November 2013. It is a three-unit CubeSat which will be used to demonstrate propulsion and communications systems for future missions. ...

,
2013-066N
(39428) , 3U , Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands , Technology , Active , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 ,

, ,
www.delfispace.nl
, - , ZACUBE-1 (TshepisoSat) ,
2013-066B
(39417) , 1U , French South African Institute of Technology at the

Cape Peninsula University of Technology Cape Peninsula University of Technology, a university in Cape Town, South Africa, is the only university of technology in the Western Cape province, and is also the largest university in the province, with over 32,000 students. It was formed by ...

, Space weather, technology demonstration, education and human capital development. , Active , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 ,

, , Student-built satellite. First South African CubeSat
www.cput.ac.za/fsati
, - , NEE-02 Krysaor ,
2013-066AB
(39441) , 1U ,

Technological demonstration / Education

Orbital debris and small asteroids monitoring , , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 ,

, , Will be the second Ecuadorian satellite in constellation with NEE-01; Build and testing completed on 15 July 2012 , - , PUCPSAT-1 ,
2013-066AC
(39442) , 1U , Universidad Católica del Perú , Technology demonstration , , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 , Dnepr/GAUSS Srl deployer , , , - , VELOX-P2 ,
2013-066Y
(39438) , 1U , Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University , Undergraduate Satellite Program. Technology demonstration for in house development of the sensors. , , 21 Nov 2013 , 07:10 , ,

, , , - , ArduSat2 ,
1998-067EQ
(39571) , 2U , Nanosatisfi LLC , Allow general public to use the satellite sensors for their own creative purposes. , , 9 Jan 2014 , 18:07:05 ,

Cygnus CRS Orb-1 Orbital-1, also known as Orb-1, was the second flight of the Orbital Sciences Cygnus cargo spacecraft, its second flight to the International Space Station (ISS) and the third launch of the company's Antares launch vehicle. The mission launche ...

to ISS , 1 Jul 2014 , Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28. , - , CHASQUI - I , , 1U ,

UNI Uni or UNI may refer to: Entertainment *Uni Records, a division of MCA, formally called Universal City Records *"U.N.I.", a song by Ed Sheeran from ''+'' (''Plus'') *Uni, a species in the Neopets Trading Card Game *Uni, a character in the anim ...

, Technology demonstration , Unknown , 9 Jan 2014 , 18:07:05 ,

to ISS , , Peruvian. Deployed from ISS 17 Aug 2014 , - , SkyCube ,
1998-067EL
(39567) , 1U , Southern Stars LLC , Crowdfunding, messaging, imaging, balloon inflation , Partial failure, satellite reentered , 9 Jan 2014 , 18:07:05 ,

to ISS , , First crowdfunded satellite with inflatable balloon; Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28. , - , UAPSat-1 ,
1998-067EM
(39568) , 1U , University Alas Peruanas , Technology demonstration , , 9 Jan 2014 , 18:07:05 , Antares 110

to ISS , 22 May 2014 , Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28. , - , OPUSAT ,
2014-009D
(39575) , 1U ,

Osaka Prefecture University (OPU), also abbreviated to , is one of the largest public universities in Japan. The main campus is among big Kofun tombs in Sakai, Osaka. The university will merge with Osaka City University to form Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) in A ...

, Test

Lithium-ion capacitor A lithium-ion capacitor (LIC) is a hybrid type of capacitor classified as a type of supercapacitor. It is called a hybrid because the anode is the same as those used in lithium-ion batteries and the cathode is the same as those used in supercap ...

technology in space , , 27 Feb 2014 , 18:37 ,

202 , 24 Jul 2014 , , - , ITF-1 (Yui) ,
2014-009B
(39573) , 1U , Tsukuba University , amateur radio , , 27 Feb 2014 , 18:37 ,

202 , 29 Jun 2014 , , - , INVADER (Artsat-1) ,
2014-009F
(39577) , 1U , Tama Art University , art, voice broadcast , , 27 Feb 2014 , 18:37 ,

202 , , , - , KSAT2 (Hayato-2) ,
2014-009G
(39578) , 1U , Kagoshima University , climatology satellite with RF water vapor sensor for improved prediction of rain and tornado , , 27 Feb 2014 , 18:37 ,

202 , 18 May 2014 , , - , KickSat , , 3U , , Technology demonstration , Failed , 18 Apr 2014 , , Falcon-9 , 14 May 2014 , Launched with SpaceX CRS-3 and deployed from the ISS , - , TSat4 ,
2014-022C
(39682) , ,

, Low Earth Orbit Plasma Research , , 18 Apr 2014 , 19:25:22 ,

via ELaNa-V , 28 May 2014 , , - , AeroCube-6 , , 1U , Aerospace Corporation , Radiation studies in LEO , , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 , Dnepr , , , - , UniSat 6 , 2014-033C , In-orbit CubeSat launcher , GAUSS , Deployed TigriSat, Lemur 1, ANTELSAT and AeroCube 6 , , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 , Dnepr , , , - , Perseus-M , 2014-033AF, 2014-033AD (40037, 40039) , 2x6U , Canopus Systems US (Operated by Aquila Space, Inc.) , 6U Cubesat Bus Demonstration and AIS ship tracking payload , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 , Dnepr , , , - , LEMUR-1 , , 3U , Nanosatisfi , , , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 , Dnepr , , , - , Antelsat ,
2014-033AA
(40034) , 2U , FING-IIE (Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de la República, Instituto de Ingeniería Eléctrica), Antel (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) , Technology , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 ,

, , First Uruguayan satellite. , - , Flock-1c x 11 , , 3U ,

, US , Optical imaging , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 ,

, , , - , NanoSatC-Br 1 , , 1U , Federal University of Santa Maria, UFSM, National Institute for Space Research, INPE, Brazil , Magnetosphere research , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 ,

, , , - , POPSAT-HIP 1 , , 3U , Microspace Rapid , Technology (demonstrate the functionality of a high resolution optical payload and attitude control propulsion system) , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 ,

, , , - , QB50P1, QB50P2 , , 2U , Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (VKI), Von Karman Institute, Belgium , Thermosphere research (Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometers) , Active , 19 Jun 2014 , 19:11:11 ,

, , Pair of the first Belgium satellites; first cubesats under QB50 program , - , VELOX-1-NSAT ,
2014-034E
(40057) , 1U , Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University , Undergraduate Satellite Program. Technology demonstration for in house development of the sensors. , , 30 Jun 2014 , 04:22 ,

, , , - , VELOX-1-PSAT ,
2014-034E
(40057) , 1U , Satellite Research Center, Nanyang Technological University , Undergraduate Satellite Program. Technology demonstration for in house development of the sensors. , , 30 Jun 2014 , 04:22 ,

, , , - , UKube-1 , , 3U , UK Space Agency , Technology demonstration mission , Complete, but still operational, awaiting further possible use by Amsat. , 8 Jul 2014 , , Soyuz from Baikonur , , The UK Space Agency's First Satellite(though not the UK's first Ariel 1), built by Clydespace. , - , AESP-14 , 1998-067FM (40389) , 1U , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, ITA , Ionospheric research , Failed , 10 Jan 2015 , , Falcon-9 , 11 May 2015 , First Brazilian nanosatellite. Launched with SpaceX CRS-5 and deployed from the ISS on 5 February 2015 , - , ExoCube (CP-10), ExoCube , , 3U , Cal Poly
PolySat , Space weather , , 31 Jan 2015 , 14:22 , Delta II via ELaNa-X , , , - , FIREBIRD II , 2015-003B, 2015-003B , 1.5U ×2 , Montana State University
University of New Hampshire
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Aerospace Corp , Space weather , , 31 Jan 2015 , 14:22 , Delta II via ELaNa-X , , Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics (FIREBIRD) II , - , GRIFEX , 2015-003D , 3U , University of Michigan, NASA JPL , Atmospheric studies technology , , 31 Jan 2015 , 14:22 , Delta II via ELaNa-X , , Geostationary Coastal and Air Pollution Events (GEO-CAPE) Read-Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC) In-Flight Performance Experiment (GRIFEX) , - , OptiCube 3 , , 3U , Cal Poly, SLO , Targets for orbital debris studies , Active , nowrap, 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , AeroCube 8B , , 1.5U , Aerospace Corp. , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , AeroCube 8A , , 1.5U , Aerospace Corp. , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , OptiCube 2 , , 3U , Cal Poly, SLO , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , GEARRS-2 , , 3U , NearSpace Launch Inc , Technology/Communications , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , OptiCube 1 , , 3U , Cal Poly, SLO , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , BRICSat-P , , 1.5U , U.S. Naval Academy , Transponder experiment, electric propulsion technology , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , ParkinsonSAT , 2015-025D (40654) , 1.5U , U.S. Naval Academy , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , USS Langley , , 3U , U.S. Naval Academy , , Active , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 , Atlas V , , , - , LightSail-1 , , 3U , The Planetary Society , Demonstrating increased orbital energy with controlled solar sailing in Earth orbit , Completed (Reentered) , 20 May 2015 , 15:05 ,

via ELaNa-XI , , , - , MinXSS , 41474U , 3U ,

/ Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics , Solar soft X-ray studies , Completed , 6 Dec 2015 , 08:44 , Atlas V , 6 May 2017 , ISS deployed 16 May 2016 , - , ATHENOXAT-1 , , 3U , Microspace Rapid , Technology (demonstrate a new high resolution night vision optical payload) , Active , 16 Dec 2015 , , PSLV (rocket), Pslv , , , - , OUFTI-1 , , 1U ,

and I.S.I.L (

, Belgium) , Testing radio protocol in space , Launched , 25 Apr 2016 , , Soyuz-STA/Fregat , , Orbital Utility For Telecommunication Innovations (OUFTI). , - , Swayam , 41607 , 1U , College of Engineering, Pune , Technology demonstration , Active , 22 Jun 2016 , 09:26 , PSLV , , Part of the PSLV-C34 mission , - , Aalto-2 , 1998-067MJ (42729) , 2U , Aalto University, Finland , Atmospheric research , Inactive , 18 Apr 2017 , 15:11 , Atlas V , , First Finnish satellite. Part of the QB50 project. , - , nSight-1

, 2U , SCS-Space , , Successful , 18 Apr 2017 , ,

, , Part of QB50. Designed to operate for 12–18 months. Still active after 29 months and counting. , - , UPSat , 1998-067LX (42716) , 2U , University of Patras, Libre Space Foundation , Research , Decayed , 18 Apr 2017 , ,

, 13 November 2018 , Part of the QB50 project. First open source hardware and software satellite to be launched. First satellite manufactured in Greece. UPSat was released in orbit by the Nanoracks deployer from the International Space Station at 08:24 UTC 2017-05-18. , - , ZA-AeroSat , , 2U , Stellenbosch University , , , 18 Apr 2017 , ,

, , Part of QB50. Limited operations due to communication problems. , - , BRAC Onnesha , 1998-067MX (42823) , 1U , BRAC University , Technology demonstration
Earth observation , Active , 3 Jun 2017 , 21:07:38 , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-11 , , Deployed from ISS on 7 July 2017 with the Birds-1 constellation , - , GhanaSat-1 , 1998-067MV (42821) , 1U , All Nations University , Technology demonstration
Earth observation , Active , 3 Jun 2017 , 21:07:38 , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-11 , , Deployed from ISS on 7 July 2017 with the Birds-1 constellation , - , Mazaalai (satellite), Mazaalai , 1998-067MW (42822) , 1U , National University of Mongolia , Technology demonstration
Earth observation , Active , 3 Jun 2017 , 21:07:38 , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-11 , , Deployed from ISS on 7 July 2017 with the Birds-1 constellation , - , Nigeria EduSat-1 , 1998-067MY (42824) , 1U , Federal University of Technology Akure , Technology demonstration
Earth observation , Active , 3 Jun 2017 , 21:07:38 , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-11 , , Deployed from ISS on 7 July 2017 with the Birds-1 constellation , - , TOKI (satellite), TOKI , 1998-067MU (42820) , 1U , Kyushu Institute of Technology , Technology demonstration
Earth observation , Active , 3 Jun 2017 , 21:07:38 , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-11 , , Deployed from ISS on 7 July 2017 with the Birds-1 constellation , - , Kalam SAT , , Femtosat, Femto Satellite ,

, , Active , 22 Jun 2017 , , Terrier Orion, Terrier Orion sounding rocket , ,
Cubes in Space
, - , SkCube , , 2U (QB50 type) , Slovak Organisation for Space Activities, Slovak Organisation for Space Activities (SOSA), University of Žilina, Slovak University of Technology by help of Belgian Von Karman Institute, Faculty of Aeronautics of Technical University of Kosice , Research and technology demonstration , Complete , 23 Jun 2017 , , TBD , , Will be first Slovak satellite , - , Aalto-1 , 2017-036L (42775) , 3U , Aalto University and Finnish Meteorological Institute, Finland , Technical demonstration of a miniaturized spectral imager, a radiation monitor and a plasma brake , Active , 23 Jun 2017 , , PSLV-C38 from India , , Second Finnish satellite , - , InflateSail , 2017-036F (42770) , 3U , von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics , Technology demonstration (drag sail) , Complete , 23 Jun 2017 , , PSLV-C38 , , , - , LituanicaSAT-2 , 2017-036D (42768) , 3U , Vilnius University , Technology demonstration , , 23 Jun 2017 , , PSLV , , Part of the QB50 project , - , ASTERIA (spacecraft), ASTERIA , 1998-067NH (43020) , 6U , NASA (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL) , Technology demonstrator, space telescope , Completed , 14 Aug 2017 , 16:31:00 , Falcon-9 , , Launched with SpaceX CRS-12 ISS mission. Deployed on 20 Nov 2017. Last contact on 5 Dec 2019. , - , OSIRIS (satellite), OSIRIS-3U , , 3U , Pennsylvania State University Student Space Programs Laboratory, SSPL , ''In situ'' measurements of temporal and spatial characteristics of ionospheric space weather , Under development , 14 Aug 2017 , 16:31:00 ,

ISS , , Constellation of three 1U spacecraft launched simultaneously and orbiting in linear formation. Accepted to Launch Services Program#CubeSats, NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative in 2013. , - , Asgardia-1 , 2017-071N (43049) , 2U , Asgardia (nation), Space Kingdom of Asgardia , Solid-state storage testing while in Low Earth orbit, LEO , Active , 12 Nov 2017 , 12:19:51 , Antares 230 , , Deployed into orbit by Cygnus CRS OA-8E on 6 December 2017, 22:40:22 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC , - , EcAMSat , 1998-067NG (43019) , 6U ,

, Biological research , Active , 12 Nov 2017 , , Antares 230 , , , - , PicSat , 2018-004W (43131) , 3U , Paris Observatory
CNRS , Astronomy/Planetary science , Active , 12 Jan 2018 , 03:58 , PSLV , , Part of the PSLV-C40 mission , - , UBAKUSAT , 1998-067NP (43466) , 3U ,

, Technology demonstration and Earth observation satellite to provide voice communications for amateur radio stations , Active , 2 Apr 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-14 , , Deployed from ISS in May 2018. , - , 1KUNS-PF , 1998-067NQ (43467) , 1U , University of Nairobi , Mapping of Kenya's land mass, monitoring of the coastline and helping combat illegal logging activities , Active , 2 Apr 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-14 , , Deployed from ISS in May 2018. , - , Irazú (satellite), Irazú , 1998-067NR (43468) , 1U , Costa Rica Institute of Technology , Monitoring carbon, humidity, and temperature levels in Costa Rican forests , Active , 2 Apr 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-14 , , Deployed from ISS in May 2018. Intended First Costa Rican and Central American CubeSat , - , DebrisSat 1 & 2 , 1998-067PM
1998-067PR , 2U each , Surrey Satellite Technology , Debris removal technology demonstration , Active , 2 Apr 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-14 , , Deployed from ISS in Jun 2018 as part of the RemoveDEBRIS project. , - , Mars Cube One
(MarCO) , , 6U each ,

, Telecom technology , Completed Mars flyby and successful relay , 5 May 2018 , ,

401 , , 2 identical 6U;
launched with ''InSight'' lander
first CubeSats to operate beyond Earth orbit , - , EQUiSat , , 1U , Brown University , Open-source satellite to encourage involvement of students and amateurs in aerospace design. , Launched , 21 May 2018 , , TBD , , Accepted to Launch Services Program#CubeSats, NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative in 2014 , - , MemSat , , 1U , Rowan University , Resilience of Resistive Memory in Space Conditions , Launched , 21 May 2018 , , Antares Cygnus , , , - , BHUTAN-1 , 1998-067PF (43591) , 1U , Kyushu Institute of Technology , Technology demonstration , Active , 29 Jun 2018 , , Falcon-9 , , Launched with SpaceX CRS-15 and deployed from the ISS in August 2018. Part of the Birds-2 project , - , Maya-1 , 1998-067PE (43590) , 1U , Kyushu Institute of Technology , Technology demonstration , Active , 29 Jun 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-15 , , Deployed from ISS on 10 Aug 2018. Part of the Birds-2 project , - , UiTMSAT-1 , 1998-067PD (43589) , 1U , Universiti Teknologi MARA , Technology demonstration , Active , 29 Jun 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-15 , , Deployed from the ISS. Part of the Birds-2 project , - , DAVE (CP-7) , , 1U , PolySat /

, Technology demonstration mission , Active , 15 Sep 2018 , , Delta-II from Vandenberg Air Force Base , , DAVE is the 9th spacecraft launched by

, - , STARS-Me , 1998-067PQ (43640) , 2U , Shizuoka University, Japan , Small-scale demonstration of orbit elevator , Complete (Re-entered) , 22 Sep 2018 , , H-2B-304 , 6 Oct 2021 , Two attached 1U satellites , - , IRVINE01 , , 1U , Irvine CubeSat STEM Program , Educational mission providing high school students experience building, testing, and controlling a nano-satellite to develop interest and talent in the science and engineering fields , Launched , 11 Nov 2018 , , Electron (rocket), Electron KS , , Built by high school students. Team composed of students from six public high schools in Tustin and Irvine, California. , - , IRVINE02 , , 1U , Irvine CubeSat STEM Program , Test propulsion system and LED communications , Launched , 3 Dec 2018 , ,

SSO-A , , Built by high school students. Selected by

for CubeSat Launch Initiative , - , JY1-Sat , 2018-099AX , 1U , Crown Prince Foundation (Jordan) , research , Launched , 3 Dec 2018 , ,

SSO-A , , Intended first Jordanian CubeSat , - , MOVE-II , 2018-099Y , 1U , Technical University of Munich, Technische Universität München , Technical demonstration , Launched , 3 Dec 2018 , ,

SSO-A , , , - , Delphini-1 , 1998-067PW (44030) , 1U , Aarhus University , Proof of concept , Complete (Re-entered) , 5 Dec 2018 , , Falcon-9 , 14 Mar 2021 , First satellite from Aarhus University , - , UNITE (satellite), UNITE , , 3U , University of Southern Indiana , Ionospheric research , Complete (Re-entered) , 5 Dec 2018 , , Falcon-9 SpaceX CRS-16 , 21 Oct 2021 , Launched to ISS. , - , CubeSail (UltraSail), CubeSail-1 , , 3U ,

, Solar sail propulsion while in LEO , Launched , 16 Dec 2018 , , Electron (rocket), Electron KS , , Technology demo for UltraSail heliogyro , - , CubeSail-2 , , 3U ,

, Solar sail propulsion while in LEO , Launched , 16 Dec 2018 , , Electron (rocket), Electron KS , , , - , RSat-P , , 3U , United States Naval Academy , Technology demonstration , Active , 16 Dec 2018 , , Electron (rocket), Electron KS , , Features 2 robotic arms, cameras and propulsion to repair other spacecraft. , - , Lume-1 , 2018-111AJ (43908) , 2U , Alén Space/ University of Vigo , Firefight , Active , 27 Dec 2018 , ,

, , , - , Światowid , 1998-067QL {44426) , 2U , SatRevolution S.A. , In Orbit demonstration , Successful , 17 Apr 2019 , , Antares (rocket), Antares 230 , , First satellite of SatRevolution S. A. First Polish Earth observation satellite. , - , Kraksat , 1998-067QM (44427) , 1U , SatRevolution S.A. , Test of ferromagnetic fluid reaction wheel. , Partial success , 17 Apr 2019 , , Antares (rocket), Antares 230 , 17 Jan 2022 , Satellite constantly rebooting and cannot fully start. , - , Launch Services Program#CubeSat: Merritt Island High School StangSat, StangSat , , 1U , Merritt Island High School CubeSat in partnership with California Polytechnic State University, CalPoly , Shock and vibration experienced by payloads while in orbit. , Launched , 25 Jun 2019 , , Falcon 9 Heavy , few hours , Will be second satellite to launch developed by a high school team. NASA's Launch Services Program sponsors and mentors the team. Demonstration flight occurred in 2013. , - , ACRUX-1 , 2019-037E (44369) , 1U , Melbourne Space Program , Technical demonstration , Success , 29 Jun 2019 , 04:40 , Electron (rocket), Electron , , Second Australian student-built satellite, following Australis-OSCAR 5, AO 5 , - , TDO-1 , 2019-051B (44482) , 12U , U.S. Air Force , Technology Demonstration , Active , 8 Aug 2019 , 13:13 UTC ,

551 , , Technology Demonstration Orbiter for U.S. Air Force, launched with AEHF-5 satellite , - , Simulation-to-Flight 1, STF-1 , 43852 , 3U , Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility, NASA IV&V , , Active , 16 Dec 2019 , , Electron (rocket), Electron , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa 19 mission, first satellite built in the State of West Virginia , - ,

, , 3U , TU Graz, ESA , Experimental , Active , 18 Dec 2019 , 08:54:20 , Soyuz-Fregat (Soyuz VS23) , , Launched together with COSMO-SkyMed, CHEOPS, EyeSat and ANGELS. , - , Small Satellite Research Laboratory#The Spectral Ocean Color .28SPOC.29 Satellite, SPOC , 1998-067RR , 3U , University of Georgia, Small Satellite Research Laboratory, UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory , Earth Observation and Multispectral image analysis , Launched , 10 Mar 2020 , , Antares 230+ , , Student built and the first satellite from the University of Georgia being built by the Small Satellite Research Laboratory, UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory. , - , Bobcat-1 , , , Ohio University , , Launched , 5 Nov 2020 , , Deployed from International Space Station , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa 31 mission , - , NEUTRON-1 , , , University of Hawaii at Mānoa , , Launched , 5 Nov 2020 , , Deployed from the International Space Station with Kibō (ISS module), JEMRMS , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa 31 mission , - , SPectral Ocean Color, SPectral Ocean Color (SPOC) , , 3U , University of Georgia , Remote sensing , Launched , 5 Nov 2020 , , Deployed from the International Space Station with Kibō (ISS module), JEMRMS , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa 31 mission , - , CACTUS-1 , , 3U , Capitol Technology University , Communications, Technology Demonstration , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , CAPE-3 , , 1U ,

, Educational , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , EXOCUBE-2 , , 3U , California Polytechnic University , Weather , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , MiTEE , , 3U ,

, Space Technology , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , Passive Inspection CubeSat, PICS-1 & PICS-2 , , 1U , Brigham Young University , Technology Demonstration , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , PolarCube , , 3U ,

, Remote sensing , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , Q-PACE , , 3U , University of Central Florida , Space Science , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , RadFXSat-2 , 2021-002C (47311) , 3U , Vanderbilt University , Communications , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , TechEdSat-7 , , 1U , NASA Ames Research Center , Educational , Launched , 17 Jan 2021 , , LauncherOne , , NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites, ELaNa-XX series on Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 , - , TDO-3 , 2021-042B (48619) , 12U , United States Air Force Academy , Technology Demonstration , Complete (Re-entered) , 18 May 2021 , 20:37 UTC ,

421 , 27 Sep 2022 , Launched with the SBIRS GEO-5 satellite , - , TDO-4 , 2021-042C (48620) , 12U , United States Air Force Academy , Technology Demonstration , Complete (Re-entered) , 18 May 2021 , 20:37 UTC ,

421 , 18 Sep 2022 , Launched with the SBIRS GEO-5 satellite , - , Binar 1 , , 1U , Curtin University , Technology Demonstration , Launched , 28 Aug 2021 , ,

, 1 Oct 2022 , Launched with SpaceX CRS-23 and deployed from the ISS on 6 Oct 2021 , - , LICIACube , 2021-110C , 6U , Italian Space Agency, ASI , flyby , Active , 24 Nov 2021 , 06:21 UTC ,

, , Flyby of 65803 Didymos system, Deployed via Double Asteroid Redirection Test, DART , - , GASPACS , 1998-067TB (51439) , 1U , Utah State University's Undergraduate Get Away Special team , Technology Demonstration , Active , 21 Dec 2021 , 10:07 UTC , Launched to International Space Station, ISS via

, Deployed via Nanoracks CubeSat Deployer , , , NASA sponsored via CubeSat Launch Initiative. First solely undergraduate built CubeSat. First CubeSat to use Raspberry Pi as flight computer. , - , SteamSat , 2022-003G , 1.5U , SatRevolution S.A. , Test of steam propulsion system. , Launched , 13 Jan 2022 , , LauncherOne , , , - , SW1FT , , 3U , SatRevolution S.A. , Shared platfor for max 8 payloads , Launched , 13 Jan 2022 , , Falcon 9 Transporter 3 , , Built by SatRevolution S.A. It is a commercial shared platform

. , - , LabSat , (51086) , 3U , Politechnika Wrocławska, Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu, SatRevolution S.A. , Biological experiment satellite. , Launched , 28 Jan 2022 , , Falcon 9 Transporter-3 , , , - , AuroraSat-1 , 2022-047 , 1.5U , Aurora Propulsion Technologies , Test of water-fueled space propulsion system , Launched , 5 Feb 2022 , , Electron KS , , , - , ArgoMoon , 2022-156G , 6U , Italian Space Agency, ASI and

, Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , OMOTENASHI , 2022-156D , 6U , JAXA , Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , EQUULEUS (spacecraft), EQUULEUS , , 6U , The University of Tokyo and JAXA , Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper, LunaH-Map , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , CubeSat for Solar Particles, CuSP , , 6U ,

, Space Weather, solar winds , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , Lunar IceCube , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , SkyFire (spacecraft), SkyFire , , 6U , Lockheed Martin , Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , BioSentinel , , 6U ,

, Study of radiation effects , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , 18 months , , - , Team Miles , , 6U , Fluid and Reason LLC , Technology , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , Secondary payload on Artemis 1 , - , Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, NEA Scout , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Launched , 16 Nov 2022 , , Space Launch System, SLS Block 1 Artemis 1 , , , - , SPORT , , 6U , Brazil Space Agency , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , LORIS , , 2U , Dalhousie University- Canadian CubeSat Project (Canadian Space Agency) , Testing flight instruments, take images of coastline , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , Nanoracks ISS deployment. Two remote sensing payloads; a Visible spectrum imager, and a Near-Infrared imager , - , ORCASat , , 2U , University of Victoria – Canadian CubeSat Project (Canadian Space Agency) , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , DanteSat , , 3U , NPC SpaceMind (Italy) , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , NUTSat , , 2U , Gran Systems (Taiwan) , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , petitSat , , 6U , NASA Goddard (NASA CSLI) , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , MARIO , , 3U , University of Michigan (NASA CSLI) , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , , , - , TJREVERB , , 2U , Thomas Jefferson High School, Virginia , , Launched , 26 Nov 2022 , , Falcon 9 CRS-26 , ,

List of CubeSats in development

{, class="wikitable sortable" ! Name ! ID ! Type ! Organization ! Mission ! Mission status ! Planned launch year ! Launch vehicle ! Est Lifetime ! Remarks , - , UTNSat-01 , , 1U , UTN San Nicolás , SDR reception Proof of Concept at Low Earth Orbit , Under Development , TBD , TBD , , First UTN Satellite , - , StudSat-2 , , , Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology and Consortium , Remote Sensing, satellite separation mechanism and drag sail deployment test , Under development , TBD , PSLV , , Twin satellite mission , - , Koios , , 1U , University of Auckland, New Zealand , A mission to inspire more children in New Zealand to pursue a career in STEM by allowing them to interact with and learn from a real-life satellite. , Under development , 2021 , TBD , , , - , ET-SAT , , 1U (QB50 type) , Ethiopian Space Science Society by help of Belgian Von Karman Institute , Research , In development , TBD , TBD , , Will be first Ethiopian satellite , - , Ethosat 1 , , , Ethiopian Space Science Society by help of Finnish Space Technology and Science Group , Research , In development , TBD , TBD , , , - , Lunar Flashlight , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Under development , Dec 2022 ,

, , , - , Small Satellite Research Laboratory#The Mapping and Ocean Color Imager .28MOCI.29 Satellite, MOCI , , 3U , University of Georgia, Small Satellite Research Laboratory, UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory , Technical and Algorithmic demonstrations of Structure from motion , In development , NET 2023 , TBD , , The first satellite mission dedicated to structure from motion in LEO. , - , DOGE-1 , , n/a , Geometric Energy Corporation , obtain "lunar-spatial intelligence from sensors and cameras on-board" , Under development , NET Jan 2023 , n/a , , , - , CLIMB , , 3U , University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt , Educational mission to the Van Allen radiation belt using electric propulsion, conducting radiation dose and Earth's magnetic field, magnetic field measurements , Under Development , NET 2023 , TBD , , , - , CySat I , , 1U , Iowa State University, Softronics Ltd. , Wide bandwidth radiometer for measurement of various electromagnetic spectra emanating from cities. Also proof of concept for students, faculty, and industry partners. , Under development , NET 2023 , TBD , , , - , RHOK-SAT , , 1U , Rhodes College , Technology; Undergraduate research;Testing Perovskite cells in space. , Under development , NET 2023 , TBD , , , - , RVSAT-1 , , 2U , R.V. College of Engineering , Micrbiological Payload , Under Development , NET 2023 , PSLV , , , - , Cislunar Explorers , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Under Development , NET 2024 , TBD , , , - , Earth Escape Explorer (CU-E³) , , 6U ,

, Technology; reconnaissance , Under development , NET 2024 , TBD , , , - , SlugSat , , 2U , UC Santa Cruz , Launch a linear transponder for use in HF amateur radio communications into Low Earth Orbit , Under Development , NET 2024 , TBD , , Secondary science payload for the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics , - , LBSat , , 3U , Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India , LactoBacillus Species testing under Microgravity Environment , Under development , NET 2025 , , , The First Biosatellite program of IIT Guwahati , - , α (formerly CubeMessenger) , , 1U , BOREAS Space , Technological demonstration , Nanosats.eu Canceled , n.a. , Haas (rocket), Haas 2C , , , - , Azad-1 , , TBD , Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology , , Nanosats.eu Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , CubeSail , , 3U , University of Surrey , Solar sail propulsion while in LEO , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , CubeSTAR , , 2U , University of Oslo , Measure the structures of electron clouds in the ionosphere using Langmuir probe , Nanosats.eu Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , DynaCube-3U , , 3U , Denel Dynamics Engineering Academy of Learning , Graduate development program. Capture images, electromagnetic radiation mapping, and structural temperature analysis. , Nanosat.eu canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , ECE³SAT , , 1U , :fr:ECE Paris , Technical demonstration of Electrodynamic tether for satellite deorbiting , Nanosats.eu - canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , Built by engineering students. The whole work is under open-source/creative commons licenses and available vi
ECE³SAT's website and wiki
, - , ERPSat01 , , 1U , University of Sfax, Sfax School of Engineering, Tunisia , Communications , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , Will be the first Tunisian satellite , - , NUTS 1 (satellite), NUTS-1 , , 2U , Norwegian University of Science and Technology , Student satellite project to design and develop a new CubeSat bus using carbon fiber material for the main structure. , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , Politech.1 , , 3U , Universidad Politecnica de Valencia Spain , Atmospheric research , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , ThapSat , , 2U , Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala , Monitoring Green house gases. , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , , , - , UoS³ , , 1U , University of Southampton , Student education; Experimental research to improve predictions for re-entry of uncontrolled resident space objects. , Canceled , n.a. , n.a. , ,

References

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