Next Generation of CubeSats and SmallSats: Enabling Technologies, Missions, and Markets provides a comprehensive understanding of the small and medium sized satellite approach and its potentialities and limitations. The book analyzes promising applications (e.g., constellations and distributed systems, small science platforms that overachieve relative to their development time and cost) as paradigm-shifting solutions for space exploitation, with an analysis of market statistics and trends and a prediction of where the technologies, and consequently, the field is heading in the next decade. The book also provides a thorough analysis of CubeSat potentialities and applications, and addresses unique technical approaches and systems strategies.
Throughout key sections (introduction and background, technology details, systems, applications, and future prospects), the book provides basic design tools scaled to the small satellite problem, assesses the technological state-of-the-art, and describes the most recent advancements with a look to the near future. This new book is for aerospace engineering professionals, advanced students, and designers seeking a broad view of the CubeSat world with a brief historical background, strategies, applications, mission scenarios, new challenges and upcoming advances.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. 2. The concept and history of small satellites - p. 9 3. 3. Comparing platform paradigms: CubeSats versus SmallSats - p. 57 4. 4. Evolving capabilities and limitations of future CubeSat missions - p. 79 5. 5. Legal framework for commercial space exploitation in the NewSpace era - p. 121 6. 6. Insights toward an ethical assessment of CubeSat technologies - p. 133 7. Section 2: Key enablers: new technologies, components, and implementations - p. 146 8. 7. Additive manufacturing for CubeSat structure fabrication - p. 153 9. 8. Mechanisms for CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 181 10. 9. Introduction to CubeSat power systems - p. 201 11. 10. Attitude determination and control system relying on magnetic bearing reaction wheels - p. 223 12. 11. Electro-optical-based relative navigation for close-proximity operations - p. 239 13. 12. Control architectures and algorithms - p. 257 14. Abstract - p. 257 15. Nomenclature - p. 257 16. 12.1 Control architectures - p. 257 17. 12.2 Algorithms - p. 260 18. 12.3 Applications - p. 284 19. 12.4 Conclusions - p. 302 20. References - p. 302 21. 13. Next-generation CubeSats and SmallSats thermal control subsystem - p. 307 22. 14. Radio frequency telecommunication systems for CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 329 23. 15. Optical communcation - p. 343 24. 16. Command and data handling systems - p. 369 25. Section 3: In transit: launch, propulsion, and space operations - p. 394 26. 17. Innovative and low-cost launch systems - p. 403 27. 18. Chemical and cold gas propulsion systems - p. 421 28. 19. Dual-mode propulsion systems for SmallSats - p. 447 29. 20. Electric propulsion systems - p. 485 30. 21. Propellant-less systems - p. 519 31. 22. Close-proximity operations, formation flying, and on-orbit servicing - p. 543 32. Abstract - p. 543 33. 22.1 Introduction - p. 543 34. 22.2 Mission design and enabling technology - p. 547 35. 22.3 Spacecraft dynamics - p. 560 36. 22.4 Guidance, navigation, and control - p. 572 37. 22.5 Examples - p. 591 38. 22.6 Conclusion - p. 599 39. References - p. 600 40. Section 4: Opportunities: payloads, applications, and markets - p. 600 41. 23. Overview of the New Space CubeSat market - p. 605 42. 24. Spectroscopy on CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 621 43. 25. Microbial biology on CubeSats - p. 645 44. 26. STARS series satellite - p. 657 45. 27. UVSQ-SAT/INSPIRESat-5 Earth observation CubeSat: from mission design to operations - p. 693 46. 28. Summary, Conclusions, and Future Perspectives - p. 767 47. Index - p. 771
Next Generation of CubeSats and SmallSats: Enabling Technologies, Missions, and Markets provides a comprehensive understanding of the small and medium sized satellite approach and its potentialities and limitations. The book analyzes promising applications (e.g., constellations and distributed systems, small science platforms that overachieve relative to their development time and cost) as paradigm-shifting solutions for space exploitation, with an analysis of market statistics and trends and a prediction of where the technologies, and consequently, the field is heading in the next decade. The book also provides a thorough analysis of CubeSat potentialities and applications, and addresses unique technical approaches and systems strategies.
Throughout key sections (introduction and background, technology details, systems, applications, and future prospects), the book provides basic design tools scaled to the small satellite problem, assesses the technological state-of-the-art, and describes the most recent advancements with a look to the near future. This new book is for aerospace engineering professionals, advanced students, and designers seeking a broad view of the CubeSat world with a brief historical background, strategies, applications, mission scenarios, new challenges and upcoming advances.
1. 1. Introduction - p. 3 2. 2. The concept and history of small satellites - p. 9 3. 3. Comparing platform paradigms: CubeSats versus SmallSats - p. 57 4. 4. Evolving capabilities and limitations of future CubeSat missions - p. 79 5. 5. Legal framework for commercial space exploitation in the NewSpace era - p. 121 6. 6. Insights toward an ethical assessment of CubeSat technologies - p. 133 7. Section 2: Key enablers: new technologies, components, and implementations - p. 146 8. 7. Additive manufacturing for CubeSat structure fabrication - p. 153 9. 8. Mechanisms for CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 181 10. 9. Introduction to CubeSat power systems - p. 201 11. 10. Attitude determination and control system relying on magnetic bearing reaction wheels - p. 223 12. 11. Electro-optical-based relative navigation for close-proximity operations - p. 239 13. 12. Control architectures and algorithms - p. 257 14. Abstract - p. 257 15. Nomenclature - p. 257 16. 12.1 Control architectures - p. 257 17. 12.2 Algorithms - p. 260 18. 12.3 Applications - p. 284 19. 12.4 Conclusions - p. 302 20. References - p. 302 21. 13. Next-generation CubeSats and SmallSats thermal control subsystem - p. 307 22. 14. Radio frequency telecommunication systems for CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 329 23. 15. Optical communcation - p. 343 24. 16. Command and data handling systems - p. 369 25. Section 3: In transit: launch, propulsion, and space operations - p. 394 26. 17. Innovative and low-cost launch systems - p. 403 27. 18. Chemical and cold gas propulsion systems - p. 421 28. 19. Dual-mode propulsion systems for SmallSats - p. 447 29. 20. Electric propulsion systems - p. 485 30. 21. Propellant-less systems - p. 519 31. 22. Close-proximity operations, formation flying, and on-orbit servicing - p. 543 32. Abstract - p. 543 33. 22.1 Introduction - p. 543 34. 22.2 Mission design and enabling technology - p. 547 35. 22.3 Spacecraft dynamics - p. 560 36. 22.4 Guidance, navigation, and control - p. 572 37. 22.5 Examples - p. 591 38. 22.6 Conclusion - p. 599 39. References - p. 600 40. Section 4: Opportunities: payloads, applications, and markets - p. 600 41. 23. Overview of the New Space CubeSat market - p. 605 42. 24. Spectroscopy on CubeSats and SmallSats - p. 621 43. 25. Microbial biology on CubeSats - p. 645 44. 26. STARS series satellite - p. 657 45. 27. UVSQ-SAT/INSPIRESat-5 Earth observation CubeSat: from mission design to operations - p. 693 46. 28. Summary, Conclusions, and Future Perspectives - p. 767 47. Index - p. 771
