S Bandyopadhyay, GP Subramanian, R Foust… - 53rd AIAA Aerospace …, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org

A review of impending small satellite formation flying missions.

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program AND Program Evaluation

Bandyopadhyay, Foust, Subramanian

GSID: csILaPD_IsYJ

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Small satellites, like popular nanosatellite platforms called CubeSats, are suitable for formation flying missions because of their modular nature and low cost. This paper presents a review of thirty-nine missions, using multiple small satellites, in various stages of development. These missions are categorized based on their mission type, mission status, number of satellites, leading organization, funding source, and requirement for constellation or formation flying. We conclude that Earth science related missions are the most popular …

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