Best Cubesat
Planet Dove is a large constellation of three-unit CubeSat Earth observation satellites operated by Planet Labs, with the first Flock deployed from the International Space Station in 2014. The satellites image the Earth's landmass daily in red, green, blue, and near-infrared bands at approximately 3...
LightSail 2 was a solar sailing spacecraft developed by the Planetary Society, launched into Earth orbit in 2019. It was a small three-unit CubeSat designed to demonstrate controlled solar sailing technology. The mission successfully proved that a spacecraft could alter its orbit using only the pres...
AO-91, also known as Fox-1B, is an amateur radio CubeSat launched by AMSAT in November 2017. It carries a U/V FM voice transponder for amateur radio communication and experimentation, and is part of the Fox-1 series of satellites designed to support education in radio technology. AO-91 operates in a...
Lunar Flashlight is a NASA cubesat launched in 2022, designed to use near-infrared lasers to search for water ice in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's south pole.
