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Name

COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
AAU
CubeSat
[40]

2003-031G
27846
1U
Aalborg
University
Imaging
[41]
Failed
2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

Battery problems, deactivated on 2003 Sep
22
[42]

CanX-1
2003-031H
27847
1U UTIAS
Technology
demonstration
[36]

Failed
2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

No signal from spacecraft
[38]

Cubesat XI-
IV(Oscar 57)
2003-031J
27848
1U
University of
Tokyo
Amateur radio Active
[46]

2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

CUTE-
I (Oscar 55)
2003-031E
27844
1U
Tokyo Institute
of Technology
Amateur radio Active
[44][45]

2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

DTUsat
2003-031C
27842
1U DTU Tether research
[39]
Failed
2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

No signal from spacecraft
[39]

QuakeSat
2003-031F
27845
3U
Stanford
University
Earthquake detection
[43]
Active
2003 Jun 30,
14:15
[37]

Rokot/Briz-KM

TUSat1

1U
Taylor
University
Space Communication
Research
[120]


2003
[121]
Russian ICBM booster

First Satellite from Indiana
[121]

Cubesat XI-
V(Oscar 58)
2005-043F
28895
1U
University of
Tokyo
Amateur radio Active
[47]

2005 Oct 27,
14:15
[48][49]

Kosmos-3M

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
nCube-2
2005-043H
28897
1U ARR/NSC Amateur radio Failed
2005 Oct 27,
14:15
[48][49]

Kosmos-3M

No signal
[50]

UWE-1
2005-043C
28892
1U
University of
Wrzburg
Technology/Communic
ations
[51]

Failed
2005 Oct 27,
14:15
[48][49]

Kosmos-3M

Contact lost on 2005 Nov 17
[52]

GeneSat-1
2006-058C
29655
3U
NASA/Santa
Clara University
Biological research
Technology
demonstration
[55]

Completed
2006 Dec 16,
12:00
[56]

Minotaur 2010 Aug 04 Primary mission complete
[56]

AeroCube 1

1U
Aerospace
Corporation

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

CP-1

1U
California
Polytechnic
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

CP-2

1U
California
Polytechnic
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

HAUSAT-1

1U
Hankuk
Aviation
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ICE Cube 1

1U
Cornell
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

ICE Cube 2

1U
Cornell
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

ION

2U
University of
Illinois

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

KUTESat

1U
University of
Kansas

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

Mea
Huaka`i(Voya
ger)

1U
University of
Hawaii

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

MEROPE

1U
Montana State
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

NCUBE-1

1U ARR/NSC

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

Rincon 1

1U
University of
Arizona

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
SACRED

1U
University of
Arizona

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

SEEDS-1

1U
Nihon
University

Destroyed
2006 Jul 26,
19:43
[53]

Dnepr-1

Launch failure
[54]

AeroCube 2
2007-012R
31133
1U
Aerospace
Corporation

Failed
2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

Solar converter malfunction on 2007 Apr
18
[57]

CAPE-1
[59]

2007-012P
31130
1U
University of
Louisiana at
Lafayette

Active
[57]

2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

CP-3
2007-012N
31129
1U
California
Polytechnic
University

Active
[57]

2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

CP-4
2007-012Q
31132
1U
California
Polytechnic
University

Active
[57]

2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

CSTB1
2007-012F
31122
1U Boeing

Active
[57]

2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

Libertad-1
2007-012M
1U Sergio
Arboleda

Successful
2007 Apr 17,
Dnepr-1

Deactivated on 2007 May 09
[57]

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
31128 University 06:46
[58]

MAST
2007-012K
31126
1U
Tethers
Unlimited
Tether experiments

2007 Apr 17,
06:46
[58]

Dnepr-1

Failed to deploy, but radio contact made
[22][57]

AAUSAT-II
[60]

2008-021F
32788
1U
University of
Aalborg,
Denmark
ADCS system and a
gamma ray detector
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

CanX-2
2008-021H
32790
3U
University of
Toronto,
Canada
Technology
demonstrator for
formation flying
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

COMPASS-1
2008-021E
32787
1U FH Aachen
Demonstration of
commercial off-the-shelf
components and taking
photos
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

Cute-1.7 +
APD II
2008-021C
32785
2U
Tokyo Institute
of Technology
Separation system
demonstration and
Avalanche Photo Diode
sensor experiment
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

Delfi-C
3

2008-021G
32789
3U
Delft University
of Technology,
The
Netherlands
On-orbit testing of thin
film solar cells (TFSC)
and autonomous
wireless sun sensor
(AWSS), Demonstrating
the world's first linear
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
amateur radio
transponder on a
CubeSat
[61]

SEEDS-2
2008-021J
32791
1U
Nihon
University,
Japan
Amateur radio
experiments and
preprogrammed
message sending
Active 2008 Apr 28, 03:53 PSLV-CA

NanoSail-D

3U NASA Technology Destroyed 2008 Aug 03, 03:34 Falcon 1

Launch failure
PREsat

3U NASA Technology Destroyed 2008 Aug 03, 03:34 Falcon 1

Launch failure
AeroCube 3
2009-028E
3500%
1U
Aerospace
Corporation

2009 May 19, 23:55 Minotaur I 2011 Jan 06

CP-6
2009-028C
35003
1U
California
Polytechnic
University

2009 May 19, 23:55 Minotaur I 2011 Oct 06

HawkSat I
2009-028D
35004
1U HISS

2009 May 19, 23:55 Minotaur I 2011 Sep 04

PharmaSat
2009-028B
35002
3U
NASA Ames
Research
Center,Santa
Clara
Measured the effect of
antifungal
countermeasures on
yeast strains in
Completed 2009 May 19, 23:55 Minotaur I 2012 Aug 14

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
University, UT
MB
microgravity. ~96 hour
experiment.
[62]

BeeSat-1
2009-051C
35933
1U
Berlin Institute
of Technology
Reaction wheel
technology qualification
Active
2009 Sep 23,
06:21
[63][64]

PSLV-CA

ITUpSAT1
2009-051E
35935
1U
Istanbul
Technical
University
Imagery, technology Active
2009 Sep 23,
06:21
[63][64]

PSLV-CA

SwissCube-1
2009-051B
35932
1U
Ecole
Polytechnique
Fdrale de
Lausanne
Upper atmospheric
science
Active
2009 Sep 23,
06:21
[63][64]

PSLV-CA

First Swiss satellite
UWE-2
2009-051D
35934
1U
Universitt
Wrzburg
ADCS technology
demonstrator
Active
2009 Sep 23,
06:21
[63][64]

PSLV-CA

Mayflower-
Caerus
2010-066J
37252
3U
Northrop
Grumman
(Mayflower);
University of
Southern
California
(Caerus)
Technology Completed 2010 Dec 08 Falcon 9 2010 Dec 22
[71]
QbX1
2010-066F
3U NRL
Technology
Successful 2010 Dec 08 Falcon 9 2011 Jan 06
[69]
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
37249 demonstration
QbX2
2010-066B
37245
3U NRL
Technology
demonstration
Successful 2010 Dec 08 Falcon 9 2011 Jan 16
[69]
SMDC-ONE
2010-066C
37246
3U
US Army
SMDC
Communications Completed 2010 Dec 08 Falcon 9 2011 Jan 12
[70]
Perseus 000
2010-066H
37251
1.5U
[68]

Los Alamos
National
Laboratory
[68]
Developing a rapid-
response satellite
capability to enable
many different mission
types
[68]

Completed 2010 Dec 08
[68]
Falcon 9
[68]
2010 Dec 30

Perseus 001
2010-066E
37248
1.5U
[68]

Los Alamos
National
Laboratory
[68]
Developing a rapid-
response satellite
capability to enable
many different mission
types
[68]

Completed 2010 Dec 08
[68]
Falcon 9
[68]
2010 Dec 31

Perseus 002
2010-066G
37250
1.5U
[68]

Los Alamos
National
Laboratory
[68]
Developing a rapid-
response satellite
capability to enable
many different mission
types
[68]

Completed 2010 Dec 08
[68]
Falcon 9
[68]
2010 Dec 30

Perseus 003
2010-066D
1.5U
[68]
Los Alamos
National
Developing a rapid-
response satellite
capability to enable
Completed 2010 Dec 08
[68]
Falcon 9
[68]
2010 Dec 31

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
37247 Laboratory
[68]
many different mission
types
[68]

StudSat
2010-035B
36796
1U StudSat

Inactive
[citation
needed]

2010 Jul 12, 03:53 PSLV-CA

First Indian picosatellite
TIsat-1
2010-035E
36799
1U SUPSI

Active
[citation needed]
2010 Jul 12, 03:53 PSLV-CA

Hayato
2010-020A
36573
1U
Kagoshima
University

Failed
[citation needed]
2010 May 20, 21:58 H-IIA 202 2010 Jun 28

Negai''
2010-020C
36575
1U Soka University

Successful
[citation
needed]

2010 May 20, 21:58 H-IIA 202 2010 Jun 26

Waseda-
SAT2
2010-020B
36574
1U
Waseda
University

Unclear
[citation
needed]

2010 May 20, 21:58 H-IIA 202 2010 Jul 12

NanoSail-D2
2010-062L
37361
3U
NASA Ames
Research
Center
Technology Completed 2010 Nov 20 Minotaur 4 (STP-S26) 2011 Sep 17
failed to eject 2010 Dec 06; spontaneously
ejected 2011 Jan 19 to complete mission
[67]

O/OREOS
2010-062C
37224
3U NASA SMD Life sciences

2010 Nov 20 Minotaur 4 (STP-S26)

[66]
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
RAX-1
2010-062B
37223
3U
University of
Michigan
Ionospheric research Premature End 2010 Nov 20 Minotaur 4 (STP-S26)

anomaly on the solar panels resulted in
degradation of power generation
[65]

Explorer-1
[Prime]

1U MSU

Destroyed
2011 Mar 04,
10:09:43
Taurus-XL

Launch failure
[73]

Hermes

1U
University of
Colorado at
Boulder

Destroyed
2011 Mar 04,
10:09:43
Taurus-XL

Launch failure
[73]

KySat-1
[72]


1U
Kentucky
Space
Educational, technology
testing, amateur radio
Destroyed
2011 Mar 04,
10:09:43
Taurus-XL

Launch failure
[73]

Jugnu
[74]
2011-058B
37839
3U IIT Kanpur
Micro-imaging
system, near
infrared camera to
observe vegetation,
GPS Receiver to aid
tracking
Active 2011 Oct 12, 05:30 PSLV-CA

DICE-1
2011-061B
37851
1.5U
Space
Dynamics
Laboratory
Ionospheric research Active 2011 Oct 28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

DICE-2
2011-061C
37852
1.5U Space
Dynamics
Ionospheric research Active 2011 Oct 28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
Laboratory
Explorer-1
[Prime]Unit 2
2011-061F
37855
1U
Montana Space
Grant
Consortium
Magnetospheric
Research
Active 2011 Oct 28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

M-cubed and Explorer-1 Prime Unit 2
(HRBE) were magnetically attached to one
another. Speculation is that this is due to the
permanent magnets each have for passive
attitude control.
[76]
HRBE did not suffer from
this connection with M-cubed.
[77]

M-Cubed
2011-061F
37855
1U
University of
Michigan
Obtaining a mid
resolution image to date
of Earth with at least
60% land mass and a
maximum of 20% cloud
coverage from a single
CubeSat platform
[75]


2011 Oct 28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

M-cubed and Explorer-1 Prime Unit 2
(HRBE) were magnetically attached to one
another. Speculation is that this is due to the
permanent magnets each have for passive
attitude control. M-cubed remains alive and
transmitting.
[76]

AubieSat-1
2011-061E
37854
1U
Auburn
University
Technology Active 2011-10-28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

First CubeSat from Auburn University
RAX-2
2011-061D
37853
3U
University of
Michigan
Ionospheric research Active 2011-10-28 ELaNa 3/NPPDelta II

[65]
LightSail-1

3U
The Planetary
Society
Demonstrating
increased orbital energy
with controlled solar
sailing in Earth orbit
S/C complete
summer 2011,
awaiting launch
availability
2012 (planned) TBD

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ExoplanetSat

3U
Kavli Institute
for
Astrophysics
and Space
Research,
Massachusetts
Institute of
Technology
(USA)
[112]

A Nanosatellite Space
Telescope for Detecting
Transiting
Exoplanets
[113]

Under
development
2012 (planned)
[114]
TBD

ExoplanetSat demonstrates the graduated
growth of a constellation, with the final phase
being 100 satellites surveying bright stars for
other Earths
[114]

e-st@r
[78]
2012-006C
38079
1U
Politecnico di
Torino
Development and test
of an active ADCS
Test of COTS
Tumbling
[79]
2012 Feb 13 Vega

Goliat
2012-006D
38080
1U
University of
Bucharest Rom
ania
Earth imaging and
space environment
measuring
[82][83]


2012 Feb 13 Vega

First Romanian satellite
MaSat-1
2012-006E
38081
1U BME
Technological
demonstration
Active 2012 Feb 13 Vega

First Hungarian satellite
PW-Sat
2012-006G
38083
1U
Warsaw
University of
Technology Pol
and
Technology
experiments

2012 Feb 13 Vega

First Polish satellite
ROBUSTA
2012-006H
38084
1U
Universit
Montptellier 2
Radiation effects on
bipolar-transistor-based
Failed 2012 Feb 13 Vega 2014 First French CubeSat
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
circuits
UniCubeSat-
GG
2012-006J
38085
1U
GAUSS team-
Sapienza
University of
Rome Italy
Deployable powered
boom for gravity
gradient libration study

2012 Feb 13 Vega

First Italian CubeSat (together with e-st@r)
Xatcobeo
[80]

2012-006F
38082
1U
University of
Vigo
[81]

Verification of a new
system for measuring
the amount of ionizing
radiation (RDS)
Development of a new
Software defined
reconfigurable radio
(SRAD) system
Experimental solar
panel deployment
system (PDM)
Active 2012 Feb 13 Vega

F-1
[84]
1998-067CR
38855
1U FPT University
Training for students
and young
engineers/Education
Test of 3-axis SDTM
magnetometer
Will be the first
Vietnamese satellite
developed domestically
Failed; No signal
received
2012 Jul 21,
02:06
[85]

H-IIB to ISS
[86]
2013 May 09 Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4.
[87]

TechEdSat
1998-067CQ
38854
1U
San Jose State
University
SPA hardware and
software, inter-satellite
communication link
2012 Jul 21,
02:06
[88]

H-IIB to ISS 2013 May 5 Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4.
[89]

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
analysis
CSSWE
2012-048D
38761
3U
University of
Colorado
Boulder / LASP
Space
Weather Research
Active
[90]

2012 Sep 13,
21:39
[91]

Atlas V 401
[92]
Expected 2028 Extended Mission Complete
FITSAT-1
(NIWAKA)
[93]

1998-067CP
38853
1U
Fukuoka
Institute of
Technology
The main mission
objective is to
demonstrate the
developed high-speed
transmitter.
Active 2012-10-04, 15:44 H-IIB to ISS 2013 Jul 04 Deployed from ISS 2012 Oct 4.
[94]

VELOX-P1

1U
Satellite
Research
Center,
Nanyang
Technological
University
Undergraduate Satellite
Program. Technology
demonstration for in
house development of
the sensors.

2012-10? Confidential(Neptune)

[105]
CubeMessen
ger
[115]

1U
BOREAS
Space
Technological
demonstration
Under
development
2013 (planned) Haas 2C

CubeSTAR
[110
]

2U
University of
Oslo
Measure the structures
of electron clouds in
theionosphere using La
ngmuir probe
Under
development
2013 (planned)

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ERPSat01

1U
Sfax School of
Engineering, Tu
nisia
Communication
Awaiting launch
availability
2013 (planned) TBD

[111]
Politech.1

3U
Universidad
Politecnica de
Valencia Spain
Atmospheric research

2013 (project)

SOMP
2013-015F
39135
1U
Dresden
University of
Technology, Ge
rmany
Education,
testing software defined
radio, measuring atomic
oxygen concentration,
demonstrating TFSC

2013 Apr 19 Soyuz

[96]
BeeSat-2
2013-015G
39136
1U
Berlin Institute
of Technology
Reaction wheel
technology qualification
Active 2013 Apr 19, 10:00 Soyuz

BeeSat-3
2013-015E
39134
1U
Berlin Institute
of Technology
Reaction wheel
technology qualification
Active 2013 Apr 19, 10:00 Soyuz

PhoneSat 1.0
(Bell)
2013-016A
39142
1U
NASA Ames
Research
Center
ongoing NASA project,
part of the Small
Spacecraft Technology
Program, of
building nanosatellites u
sing unmodified
consumer-grade off-the-
shelf smartphones

2013 Apr 21 21:00
UTC
Antares 110A-ONE 2013 Apr 27 First PhoneSat Launch
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
PhoneSat 1.0
(Graham)
2013-016E
39146
1U
NASA Ames
Research
Center
ongoing NASA project,
part of the Small
Spacecraft Technology
Program, of
building nanosatellites u
sing unmodified
consumer-grade off-the-
shelf smartphones

2013 Apr 21 21:00
UTC
Antares 110A-ONE 2013 Apr 26 First PhoneSat Launch
PhoneSat 2.0.
beta
(Alexander)
2013-016C
39144
1U
NASA Ames
Research
Center
ongoing NASA project,
part of the Small
Spacecraft Technology
Program, of
building nanosatellites u
sing unmodified
consumer-grade off-the-
shelf smartphones

2013 Apr 21 21:00
UTC
Antares 110A-ONE 2013 Apr 27 First PhoneSat Launch
NEE-01
Pegasus
[97][98]

2013-018B
39151
1U
Ecuadorian
Space Agency
Technological
demonstration/Educatio
n
Test of real time video
transmission
Test of
Thermal/Radiation
shield
Test of multiphase solar
array
Test of passive antenna
deployment
Test of carbon
nanotubes thermal
control system
Active 2013 Apr 25, 04:13 Long March 2D

First Ecuadorian satellite, first CubeSat to
transmit real-time video
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ArduSat1
1998-067DA
39412
1U Nanosatisfi LLC
Allow general public to
use the satellite sensors
for their own creative
purposes.
2013 Aug 03 H-IIB 304 toISS 2014 Apr 16 Deployed from ISS 2013 Nov 19.
[117]

ArduSatX
1998-067DC
39414
1U Nanosatisfi LLC
Allow general public to
use the satellite sensors
for their own creative
purposes.
2013 Aug 03 H-IIB 304 toISS 2014 Apr 15 Deployed from ISS 2013 Nov 19.
[117]

AAUSAT3
[95]
2013-009B
39087
1U
University of
Aalborg,
Denmark
Double AIS system for
tracking ships in Arctic
regions.
Active 2013 Feb 25 PSLV-CA C20

Denmark's CubeSat number 4
STRaND-1
2013-009E
39090
3U
Surrey Space
Centre (SSC),
University of
Surrey, &
Surrey Satellite
Technology Ltd
(SSTL)
STRaND: Surrey
Technology Research &
Nanosatellite
Demonstrator. Various
payloads: high precision
AOCS system, pulsed
plasma thrusters
(PPTs) & smart-phone
technology
demonstration.
Operational 2013 Feb 25 PSLV-CA C20

First in STRaND Programme
ESTCube-
1
[100]
2013-021C
39161
1U
University of
Tartu
Space test of
the electric solar wind
sail
Active
[101][102]

2013 May 07,
02:06:31
Vega

First Estonian satellite
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ChargerSat-1
2013-064AB
39405
1U
University of
Alabama in
Huntsville
Technological
demonstration
Launched. No
contact
established.
Maximum time
before passive
return and
destruction: 24
months
2013 Nov 20 Minotaur I

Built by the UAH Space Hardware Club.
[122]

Firefly
2013-064AA
39404
3U
Taylor
University
Space Communication
Research
[120]

Operational 2013 Nov 20 Minotaur I

Vermont
Lunar
2013-064AD
39407
1U
Vermont
Technical
College
Testing navigation
components to be used
in a follow up 3U ion
drive CubeSat to the
Moon
Active 2013 Nov 20 Minotaur I

First university satellite from New England.
Built by the Vermont Tech CubeSat Lab.
[123]

Delfi-n3Xt
2013-066N
39428
3U
Delft University
of Technology,
The
Netherlands
Technology
demonstrations of a
micro-propulsion
system developed by
TNO in cooperation with
TU Delft and University
of Twente called T3PS
and an in-orbit
configurable, high-
efficient transceiver
platform developed by
ISIS BV, in cooperation
with TU Delft and
SystematIC BV called
Active 2013 Nov 21 Dnepr-1

http://www.delfispace.nl
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ITRX.
iCUBE-1
2013-066S
39432
2U
Institute of
Space
TechnologyIsla
mabad Pakista
n
Small satellite designed
by the students
Active 2013 Nov 21 Dnepr-1

First Pakistani
cubesat.http://www.ist.edu.pk/news/2013/icu
be-1-launch
NEE-02
Krysaor
[108]
2013-066AB
39441
1U
Ecuadorian
Space Agency
Technological
demonstration /
Education
Orbital debris and small
asteroids monitoring

2013 Nov 21, 07:10 Dnepr-1

Will be the second Ecuadorian satellite in
constellation with NEE-01; Build and testing
completed on 15 July 2012
PUCPSAT-
1
[109]
2013-066AC
39442
1U
Universidad
Catlica del
Per
Technology
demonstration

2013 Nov 21, 07:10
Dnepr/GAUSS Srl
deployer

VELOX-P2
2013-066Y
39438
1U
Satellite
Research
Center,
Nanyang
Technological
University
Undergraduate Satellite
Program. Technology
demonstration for in
house development of
the sensors.

2013 Nov 21, 07:10 Dnepr-1

[105]
FUNcube-
1
[127]
2013-066AE
39444
1U
AMSAT-
UK
[128]
/National
Radio
Centre
[129]

Primary/ secondary
education (UK)
Active 2013 Nov 21
[130]
Dnepr-1

http://funcube.org.uk/2013/11/22/belated-
launch-day-report
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
ZACUBE-
1(TshepisoSa
t)
2013-066B
39417
1U
French South
African Institute
of Technology
at theCape
Peninsula
University of
Technology
Space weather,
technology
demonstration,
education and human
capital development.
Active
[134]
2013 Nov 21
[135]
Dnepr-1

Student built satellite. First South African
CubeSat
[136]
-http://www.cput.ac.za/fsati
OSIRIS

1U SSPL
In situ measurements of
temporal and spacial
characteristics of
ionospheric space
weather
Under
development
2013 spring
(planned)
TBD

Constellation of three 1U spacecraft
launched simultaneously and orbiting in
linear formation
OUFTI-1

1U
University of
Ligeand I.S.I.L
(Haute cole
de la Province
de
Lige, Belgium
Testing radio protocol in
space
Awaiting Vega lau
nch availability
2013-06 (planned) TBD

[82]
Azad-1

TBD
Maulana Azad
National
Institute of
Technology
Classified
Under
development
2014 (planned) TBD

NUTS-1
[124]


2U
Norwegian
University of
Science and
Technology
Student satellite project
aiming to design and
develop a new CubeSat
bus, including
usingcarbon
Under
development
2014 (planned) TBD

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
fiber material for the
main structure.
CHASQUI - I

1U UNI
[116]
Technology
demonstration
Under
development
2014 (project) From the ISS

TSat
2014-022C
39682
ELaNa
V
Taylor
University
Low Earth Orbit Plasma
Research
[119]


2014 Apr 18 Falcon 9 2014 May 28

INVADER (Art
sat-1)
2014-009F
39577
1U
Tama Art
University
art, voice broadcast

2014 Feb 07 H-IIA 202

ITF-1 (Yui)
2014-009B
39573
1U
Tsukuba
University
amateur radio

2014 Feb 07 H-IIA 202 2014 Jun 29

KSAT2 (Haya
to-2)
2014-009G
39578
1U
Kagoshima
University
climatology research

2014 Feb 07 H-IIA 202 2014 May 18

OPUSAT
2014-009D
39575
1U
Osaka
Prefecture
University
technology

2014 Feb 07 H-IIA 202 2014 July 24

ArduSat2
1998-067EQ
39571
1U Nanosatisfi LLC
Allow general public to
use the satellite sensors
for their own creative
purposes.
2014 Jan 09
Cygnus CRS Orb-
1 to ISS
2014 Jul 01 Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28.
[118]

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
SkyCube
1998-067EL
39567
1U
Southern Stars
LLC
Crowdfunding,
messaging, imaging,
balloon inflation
Active 2014 Jan 09
Cygnus CRS Orb-
1 to ISS

First crowdfunded satellite with inflatable
balloon; Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28.
[99]

UAPSAT
[103]
1998-067EM
39568
1U
University Alas
Peruanas
Technology
demonstration

2014 Jan 09
Cygnus CRS Orb-
1 to ISS
2014 May 22 Deployed from ISS 2014 Feb 28.
[104]

Antelsat
2014-033AA
40034
2U
Antel (Administr
acin Nacional
de
Telecomunicaci
ones), FING-IIE
(Facultad de
Ingeniera de la
Universidad de
la Repblica,
Instituto de
Ingeniera
Elctrica)
Open source satellite to
encourage students,
engineers and
technicians, to learn
and develop space
technology. UHF
telemetry, VHF
telecommand, S-Band
download data from
color & infrared
cameras

2014 Jun 19 Dnepr-1

First entirely Uruguaian artificial
satellite.http://iie.fing.edu.uy/investigacion/gru
pos/lai/.http://www.integra.antel.com.uy/2012
/09/educacion/antelsat/
VELOX-1-
NSAT
2014-034E
40057
1U
Satellite
Research
Center,
Nanyang
Technological
University
Undergraduate Satellite
Program. Technology
demonstration for in
house development of
the sensors.

2014 Jun 30 PSLV-CA

[106]
VELOX-1-
PSAT
2014-034E
40057
1U
Satellite
Research
Center,
Nanyang
Undergraduate Satellite
Program. Technology
demonstration for in
house development of

2014 Jun 30 PSLV-CA

[107]
Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
Technological
University
the sensors.
CySat I

1U
Iowa State
University,
Softronics Ltd.
Wide bandwidth
radiometer for
measurement of various
electromagnetic spectra
emanating from cities.
Also proof of concept
for undergraduate and
graduate students as
well as faculty and
industry partners.
Under
development
2014-2017
(planned)
TBD

https://sites.google.com/site/cysatiowastateu
niversity/
StangSat

1U
Merritt Island
High
SchoolCubeSat
[131][132]
in
partnership
withCalPoly
Shock and vibration
experienced by
payloads while in orbit.
Under
development
2014
[133]

Falcon 9 onSpaceX-5
Commercial Resupply
Services flight (SpX-
5/CRS-5)
Will be second satellite to launch developed
by a high school team. NASA's Launch
Services Program sponsors and mentors the
team.
Aalto-1

3U
Aalto
University and
Finnish
Meteorological
Institute, Finlan
d
Technical
demonstration of a
miniaturized spectral
imager, a radiation
monitor and a plasma
brake
Awaiting launch
availability
2015 (planned) TBD

[3]
EQUiSat
[126]


1U
Brown
University
Open-source satellite to
encourage involvement
of students and
amateurs in aerospace
Under
development
2015 (planned) TBD

Name
COSPAR
ID
[35]

SATCAT

Typ
e
Organisatio
n
Mission
Mission
status
Launch Date
(UTC)
Launch Vehicle Reentry date Remarks
design.
Project
BLAST
[125]

1U
University of
Southampton
Constructed from off the
shelf, commercially
available components
at TRL7+, specifically a
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
smartphone.
Under
development
2015 (planned) TBD

DynaCube

1U
Denel
Dynamics
Engineering
Academy of
Learning
Graduate Development
Program. Capture of
Images as well as
Electromagnetic
Radiation Mapping and
Structural Temperature
Analysis.
Under
development
Late 2012 / early
2013
IOS Neptune N9
(planned)

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