Noun
CubeSat (plural CubeSats)
A standard, low-cost miniature satellite formed of small cubes.
Cube Quest Challenge, the competition would be launched in 2019 and it will have contestants (individuals or organisations) launch small CubeSat satellites on the inaugural launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in 2019. Source: Internet
Each four-kilogram cubesat also is equipped with a single electric thruster and reaction wheels to point the thruster in the appropriate direction, Schilling said. Source: Internet
The Mars transit proposed is piggyback with Mars2020 using a CubeSat Ambipolar Thruster (CAT) burn for Mars orbit insertion and station keeping. Source: Internet
The CubeSat Ambipolar Thruster (CAT) used on the Mars Array of Ionospheric Research Satellites Using the CubeSat Ambipolar Thruster (MARS-CAT) mission proposes to use solid Iodine as the propellant to minimize storage volume. Source: Internet
Due in part to the lack of volume orders, cubesat prices are closer to those of $400,000 performance cars than of $1,000 smartphones, Clark said. Source: Internet
For now, cubesat manufacturing is “a healthy boutique market, not a thriving large-scale manufacturing industry,” Boshuizen said. Source: Internet