There are 2 different classes of deployers/dispensers:ġ. Smallest launched CubeSat is 0.25U and largest is 12U as of 2019 January.Smallest existing CubeSat design is 0.25U and largest is 27U.They will be a big leap in the future: "gram-scale wafer, carrying cameras, photon thrusters, power supply, navigation and communication equipment."ĬubeSats (cubesatellite, cube satellite) are a type of nanosatellites defined by the CubeSat Design Specification (CSD), unofficially called the CubeSat standard. Breakthrough Starshot calls them nanocrafts, but they also could be attosatellites (attosats). Lower limit is 1p PocketQubes and custom picosatellites over 100 g and SunCubes that can be less than 100 g.Ĭhipsats are not included. Upper limit in this database is 10 kg for non-standard types of nanosats and 27U CubeSat (30-40 kg). 1U CubeSat can be 0.8 kg, but also 1.3 kg. Limiting to 1-10 kg would be confusing and troublesome. In this database, "nanosatellite" covers all CubeSats, PocketQubes, TubeSats, SunCubes, ThinSats and non-standard picosatellites, unless otherwise stated.Īll are part of the same CubeSat revolution and modern electronics technology leap. In mass-classification and in strict terms, a nanosatellite (nanosat, nano-satellite) is any satellite with mass from 1 kg to 10 kg.
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