Goniets-M n°27L to 29L & Others

Goniets is a Russian civilian low Earth orbit communication satellite system. It consists of a number of satellites, derived from Strela military communication satellites. Goniets-M are upgraded versions of the Goniets satellites, a civilian derivate of the military Strela-3 satellite system. They are operated in the Goniets-D1M constellation. The Goniets system was offered to support international health organizations to meet their global communications needs for the transfer of medical data and records to remote sites.

The Center for Telematics developed the experimental constellation of four 3U CubeSat class satellites developing techniques for formation flying. This mission will realize for the first time the self-organization of a formation flight of satellites in a three-dimensional configuration using distributed computing capabilities. Additionally, NetSat will provide a digipeater service in the 70 cm band which is open to all radio amateurs. Furthermore, the satellite gives students at the University of Würzburg hands-on experience in satellite technology. They are given the opportunity to participate in the whole mission from the development and assembly of the satellite to in-orbit operations. After launch, the students will be able to learn how to communicate with the satellite and operate it via the ground station located at the Institute of Computer Science.

SALSAT (Spectrum AnaLysis SATellite) is a nanosatellite project of the Technical University of Berlin to develop, launch and operate a nanosatellite with a payload for in-orbit spectrum analysis. The primary payload is the spectrum-analyzer SALSA, which has been developed and space-qualified within the recent research activities of the chair of space technology. Additional payloads are an optical camera, a fluid-dynamic actuation system (FDA), an S-band transceiver (SLINK), and Laser reflectors.

MeznSat is a 3U small satellite built in the United Arab Emirates.

Dekart (Декарт) is a small Russian satellite.

Norby (Норби) is a small Russian satellite.

Lemur-2 is the initial constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites built by Spire, an American company. These satellites carry two payloads for meteorology and ship traffic tracking. The Lemur-2 satellites carry two payloads: STRATOS GPS radio occultation payload and the SENSE AIS-receiver.

ICEYE X are proof-of-concept prototypes for a planned constellation of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) equipped microsatellites, designed by the Finnish ICEYE startup company. ICEYE is designed to provide near-real-time SAR imagery. Iceye is working to launch and operate a constellation of microsatellites that carry its own compact and efficient SAR sensor technology. The ICEYE imaging radar instrument can image through clouds, obscuring weather and darkness.

Kepler-2 satellites are two technology demonstration CubeSats built in Canada.

LacunaSat-3 is a 6U small satellite built in Lithuania.

Yarilo 1 and 2 (Ярило) are two 1.5U CubeSats developed by the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) for research on the Sun and solar-earth coupling. The payload onboard Yarilo 1 is the X-ray photometer for registration of emission of the whole Sun in the range 0.5-15 keV developed in P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of Russian Academy of Science (LPI RAS). This highly sensitive instrument allows the observation of solar activity associated with the processes of flaring energy release, which has a significant impact on an interplanetary environment and space weather. The payload onboard Yarilo 2 is a gamma-radiation and charged particle detector (DeCoR) developed by Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University. The device objectives are to study fast variations of electron flows in the gaps between radiation belts, as well as to study the particle flows and gamma radiation dynamics in low orbits depending on geomagnetic conditions in the range of 0.3-3 MeV. As a part of the mission, it is planned to create a formation flight using two-bladed rotary solar sail technology and work out the algorithm for maintaining the constellation. After the end of their lifetime, both CubeSats will passively deorbit into the lower layers of the atmosphere using the solar sail.