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PocketQube

{{short description|Type of miniaturized satellite}}

{{Distinguish|Pocket Cube}}

{{Infobox spacecraft class

| dimensions = 5 × 5 × 5 cm (1p)

| image = Brazilian artist Edson Pavoni holds the PocketQube satellite Orbital Temple (2022).jpg

| launch_mass = 250 g

| launched =

}}

A PocketQube is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that usually has a size of cube with 5 cm sides (one eighth the volume of a CubeSat), has a mass of no more than 250 grams, and typically uses commercial off-the-shelf components for its electronics.

Beginning in 2009,{{cite web|last=Twiggs|first=Bob|title=Making it small|url=http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/DevelopersWorkshop2009/7_CubeSat_Alt/1_Twiggs-PocketQub.pdf|access-date=7 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185449/http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/DevelopersWorkshop2009/7_CubeSat_Alt/1_Twiggs-PocketQub.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2016}} Morehead State University (MSU) and Kentucky Space developed the PocketQube specifications to help universities worldwide to perform space science and exploration. While the bulk of development comes from academia, several companies build PocketQubes, such as Fossa Systems and Alba Orbital.[http://www.albaorbital.com Alba Orbital] PocketQube projects have even been the subject of Kickstarter campaigns.{{cite web|title=Kickstarter|url=http://gigaom.com/2013/10/01/kickstarter-campaign-will-help-you-build-a-satellite-for-less-than-600/|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-date=13 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223625/https://gigaom.com/2013/10/01/kickstarter-campaign-will-help-you-build-a-satellite-for-less-than-600/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Kickstarter, Wired UK|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-09/23/pocketqube|access-date=22 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925060938/http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-09/23/pocketqube|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}} The PocketQube format is also popular with amateur radio satellite builders.{{cite web|title=AMSAT UK|date= 22 November 2013|url= http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/22/50sat-eagle2-pocketqube-operational/|access-date=22 November 2013}}

Design

The PocketQube specification accomplishes several high-level goals. Simplification makes it possible to design and produce a workable satellite at low cost. Encapsulation of the launcher-payload interface takes away the prohibitive amount of managerial work previously required for mating a piggyback satellite with its launcher. Unification among payloads and launchers enables quick exchanges of payloads and utilization of launch opportunities on short notice. PocketQube is similar to CubeSat in this regard.

The standard was first proposed by Professor Bob Twiggs of Morehead State University, and the intention was for a satellite which could fit in a pocket, hence the name PocketQube.

Workshops

The first US workshop was held at NASA Ames and at Cape Canaveral in April 2014. There was a three-year gap until the next PocketQube workshop was held at TU Delft in The Netherlands in March 2017. The third workshop took place also at TU Delft in March 2018, with 22 presentations and 70 attendees. This is now an annual event for the PocketQube development community. In 2023 it was rebranded to the PocketQube conference to reflect the growth in the PocketQube community. It is held annually at the Glasgow University Union (GUU), in Glasgow, Scotland.

Launched

Listed in ascending order by launch date.

{{Color box|#cccccc;|border=darkgray}}{{snd}}Indicates low altitude launch.

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Orbital No

! Name

! Type

! Organisation

! Mission

! Launch Date (UTC)

! Rocket

! Status

! Broker

! Decay date

1

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20160407031519/https://universe.sonoma.edu/T-LogoQube/sites/default/files/Presentations/TLQ_release_120213.pdf#overlay-context= Beakersat-1]{{Efn|Also known as T-LogoQube, MagPocketQube, Eagle-1|name=|group=}}

|2.5p

|Morehead State University, Sonoma State University

|Teaching Tool

| rowspan="4" |2013-11-21, 07:11

| rowspan="4" |Dnepr

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

| rowspan="4" |GAUSS

|Decay: 2019-2-13{{Cite web|url=https://www.n2yo.com//satellite/?s=39437|title=Technical details for satellite BEAKERSAT 1|website=N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions|access-date=2019-12-19}}

2

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [http://www.50dollarsat.info/ $50Sat (Eagle-2)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008062811/http://www.50dollarsat.info/ |date=2015-10-08 }}

|1.5p

|Amateur Group

|Amateur Mission

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2018-5-18{{cite web|title=SATVIEW - EAGLE 2 - Norad 39436U - Tracking satellites and Spacejunk in Real time|url=http://www.satview.org/?sat_id=39436U|access-date=23 May 2018}}

3

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/qubescout-s1.htm QubeScout-S1]

|2.5p

|University of Maryland, Baltimore County

|Sensor/dynamic attitude experiments

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

4

|{{Flagicon|GER}} [http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/wren.htm WREN]

|1p

|[http://www.stadoko.de/?lang=en Stadoko UG]

|Tech demo, Camera SSTV, 3 Axis Reaction Wheel and pp Thrusters

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

| colspan="9" |
style="background-color:#cccccc;"

|

|{{Flagicon|Canada}} Astria

|5p

|BCIT Satellite Launch Program

|Test structural feasibility at 30,000 feet for new design

|2018-6-21{{Cite web |title=UBC Rocket BCIT launch |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/ubcrocket/photos/a.233133253772898/576916696061217/}}

|UBC Black Tusk{{Cite web |title=UBC Rocket |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/ubcrocket/photos/pcb.582747162144837/582746562144897/}}

|{{failure|Launch failure}}{{Cite web|title=Black Tusk Launch| website=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybrfn_pUFs}}

|UBC

|Suborbital: 2018-6-21

| colspan="9" |
style="background-color:#cccccc;"

|

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [https://sites.google.com/view/tqube/home TQube]

|1p

|Amateur

|Insulation testing and recording of structural dynamics

|2019-10-11, 18:37

|[https://sites.google.com/view/tqube/home Neutron]

|{{success|Success}}

|TQube

|Suborbital: 2019-10-11

| colspan="9" |
5

|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [http://gnd.bme.hu/smog SMOG-P]

|1p

|Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

|Measurement of the radio spectrum in the UHF TV band

| rowspan="6" |2019-12-6,

08:18

| rowspan="6" |Electron

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

| rowspan="6" | Alba Orbital

|Decay: 2020-09-28{{Cite web|title=SMOG-P - NORAD 44832 - 3D Online Satellite Tracking|url=https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=44832&sid=2#TOP|access-date=2020-09-28|website=www.satflare.com}}

6

|{{Flagicon|HUN}} [http://www.urvilag.hu/hazai_kutatohelyek_es_uripar/20180127_ujabb_magyar_muhold_keszul_maganvallalkozasban ATL-1]

|2p

|[http://www.atl-fo.eu/hu/nyitolap/ Advanced Technology of Laser]

|Test a new thermal isolation material in space

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2020-10-9{{Cite web|title=ATL-1 - NORAD 44830|url=https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=44830#TOP}}

7

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FossaSat-1

|1p

|Fossa Systems

|LoRa Demonstration & Deployable solar panels.

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2020-10-28{{Cite web|title=FOSSASAT-1 - NORAD 44829 - 3D Online Satellite Tracking|url=https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=44829}}

8

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [https://www.albaorbital.com/ Noor 1a]

[https://www.albaorbital.com/ (Unicorn-2b)]

|3p

|Stara Space

|Experimental

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2020-12-29{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=NOOR 1A|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=44827#results|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}

9

|{{Flagicon|USA}} [https://www.albaorbital.com/ Noor 1b]

[https://www.albaorbital.com/ (Unicorn-2c)]

|3p

|Stara Space

|Experimental

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2020-04-7{{Cite web|url=https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=44828&sid=2#TOP|title=NOOR 1B - NORAD 44828 - 3D Online Satellite Tracking|website=www.satflare.com|access-date=2020-04-11}}

10

|{{Flagicon|GER}} [http://www.pocketqub.de/ TRSI]

|1p

|TRSI Club

|Amateur, testing novel receiver

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2020-10-13{{Cite web|title=TRSI - NORAD 44831 - 3D Online Satellite Tracking|url=https://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=44831}}

| colspan="9" |
11

|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081322/http://www.pocketqubeshop.com/blogs/news/10370878-meet-the-pocketqube-team-arduiqube DIY-1 / ARDUIQUBE]

|1p

|DIYSATELLITE

|Technology Demonstrator

| rowspan="3" |2021-3-22, 06:07:12

| rowspan="3" |Soyuz-2.1a / Fregat

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="3" |GAUSS

|

12

|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [https://sites.google.com/uniroma1.it/stecco-sia/who-is-stecco?authuser=0 STECCO]

|6p

|School of Aerospace Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome

|Laser Ranging

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

13

|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [http://gnd.bme.hu/smog SMOG-1]

|1p

|Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

|Measurement of the radio spectrum in the UHF TV band

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

| colspan="9" |
style="background-color:#cccccc;"

|

|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [https://www.0223.com.ar/nota/2021-6-17-16-30-0-hito-historico-innova-space-realizo-su-primer-vuelo-suborbital-con-total-exito MDQube SAT-1 prototype]

|1.25p

|Innova Space

|Technology demonstration

|2021-6-11

|Aventura I-e2

|{{success|Success}}

|TLON Space

|Suborbital: 2021-6-11

| colspan="9" |
14

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} GENESIS N

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur Radio / Thruster Experiment

| rowspan="6" |2021-9-3, 01:59

| rowspan="6" |Alpha

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

| rowspan="6" |FOSSA System / Libre Space Foundation

| rowspan="6" |Suborbital: 2021-9-3{{Efn|Intended to reach orbit. Launch vehicle failed while under first stage flight on a suborbital trajectory.}}

15

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} GENESIS L

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur Radio / Thruster Experiment

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

16

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} QUBIK 1

|1p

|Libre Space Foundation

|Amateur Radio{{Cite web |title=IARU Sat Coordinator |url=http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=703 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.amsatuk.me.uk}} / Technology Demonstrator

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

17

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} QUBIK 2

|1p

|Libre Space Foundation

|Amateur Radio / Technology Demonstrator

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

18

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT 1b

|1p

|Fossa Systems

|LoRa Demonstration

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

19

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT 2

|2p

|Fossa Systems

|LoRa Demonstration

|{{failure|Launch failure}}

colspan="10" |
20

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn 1

|2p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Inter-sat link

| rowspan="21" |2022-1-13, 15:25

| rowspan="21" |Falcon 9

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="13" |Alba Orbital / Exolaunch

|

21

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn 2A

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth Observation|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

22

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn 2D

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

23

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn 2E

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

24

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn 2TA1

|1p

|Carnegie Mellon University

|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

25

|{{Flagicon|NLD}} Delfi-PQ

|3p

|Delft University of Technology

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

26

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Hades

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur radio

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

27

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} EASAT-2

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur radio / Science

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

28

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Sattla-2A

|2p

|Ariel University

|Education

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

29

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Sattla-2B

|2p

|Ariel University

|Education

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

30

|{{Flagicon|BRA}} PION-BR1

|1p

|PION Labs

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

31

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} MDQube-SAT1

|2p

|Innova Space

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

32

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Grizu-263a

|1p

|Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

33

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Challenger

|3p

|Quub / Intuidex

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="8" |FOSSA Systems / Exolaunch

|

34

|{{Flagicon|NEP}} SanoSat-1

|1p

|Orion Space

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

35

|{{Flagicon|SWI}} WISeSAT-1 (FOSSASAT-2E1)

|2p

|WISeKey

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

36

|{{Flagicon|SWI}} WISeSAT-2 (FOSSASAT-2E2)

|2p

|WISeKey

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

37

|{{Flagicon|ITA}} CShark Pilot 1 (FOSSASAT-2E3)

|2p

|CShark

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

38

|{{Flagicon|SWE}} Laika (FOSSASAT-2E4)

|2p

|Porkchop

|Technology Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

39

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E5

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

40

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E6

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

colspan="10" |
41

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2F

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

| rowspan="4" |2022-5-2, 22:49

| rowspan="4" |Electron

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="4" |Alba Orbital

|

42

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} TRSI-2

|1p

|TRSI Club

|Amateur radio

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

43

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} TRSI-3

|1p

|TRSI Club

|Amateur radio

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

44

|{{Flagicon|USA}} MyRadar-1

|1p

|ACME AtronOmatic

|Experimental

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

colspan="10" |
45

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E7

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

| rowspan="8" |2022-5-25, 18:35

| rowspan="8" |Falcon 9

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="8" |FOSSA Systems / Momentus

|

46

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E8

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

47

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E9

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{failure|Deployment failure}}

|

48

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E10

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{failure|Deployment failure}}

|

49

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E11

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

50

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E12

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

51

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-2E13

|2p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT / Earth Exploration

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

52

|{{Flagicon|USA}} Canary Hatchling

|1p

|CareWeather

|Demonstrator

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

colspan="10" |
53

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} FOSSASAT-1B

|1p

|FOSSA Systems

|IoT

| rowspan="5" |2022-10-1, 07:01

| rowspan="5" |Alpha

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

| rowspan="5" |Libre Space Foundation

|Decay: 2022-10-3

54

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur Radio

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2022-10-3

55

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA

|Amateur Radio

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2022-10-3

56

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} QUBIK-3

|1p

|Libre Space Foundation

|Amateur Radio{{Cite web |title=IARU Sat Coordinator |url=http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=828 |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=www.amsatuk.me.uk}} / Technology Demonstrator

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2022-10-3

57

|{{Flagicon|GRE}} QUBIK-4

|1p

|Libre Space Foundation

|Amateur Radio / Technology Demonstrator

|{{success|No longer in orbit}}

|Decay: 2022-10-3

colspan="10" |
58

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2G

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

| rowspan="2" |2023-1-3

14:56

| rowspan="2" |Falcon 9

|{{failure|Transfer stage failure}}

| rowspan="2" |Launcher

|

59

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2H

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

|{{failure|Transfer stage failure}}

|

colspan="10" |
60

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} URESAT

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA / URE

|Amateur radio

| rowspan="6" |12 June 2023

21:35

| rowspan="6" |Falcon 9

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="6" |Alba Orbital

|

61

|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} MRC-100 (formerly SMOG-2)

|3p

|Budapest University of Technology and Economics

|Radio spectrum measurement, technology demonstration

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

62

|{{Flagicon|ROM}} ROM-2

|1p

|International Computer High School of Bucharest

|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

63

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2I

|3p

|Alba Orbital UG

|Earth observation

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

64

|{{Flagicon|ISR}} Satlla-2I

|2p

|Ariel University

|Education

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

65

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

|1p

|Hello Space

|IoT

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

colspan="10" |
66

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|1p

| rowspan="6" |Stratonavtika

| rowspan="6" |Earth Observation

| rowspan="6" |27 June 2023

11:34:49

| rowspan="6" |Soyuz-2.1b / Fregat

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

| rowspan="6" |Stratonavtika

|

67

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|1p

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

68

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|1p

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

69

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|1p

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

70

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|2p

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

71

|{{Flagicon|RUS}} TinySat*

|2p

|{{Operational|In orbit}}

|

colspan="10" |
72

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} HADES-D

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA / Hydra Space

|Amateur radio / Platform testing

| rowspan="8" |11 November 2023

| rowspan="8" |Falcon 9

|In Orbit

| rowspan="6" |Alba Orbital

|

73

|{{Flagicon|ROM}} ROM-3

|1.5p

|FRR

|EO

|In Orbit

|

74

|{{flagicon|MYS}} SpaceANT-D

|1p

|SpaceIn

|IOT

|In Orbit

|

75

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} U2 Tartan Artibeus-2

|1p

|Alba Orbital/CMU

|Tech Demo

|In Orbit

|

76

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2J

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|EO

|In Orbit

|

77

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2K

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|EO

|In Orbit

|

78

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Hello Test 1

|2p

|Hello Space

|IOT

|In Orbit

| rowspan="2" |Momentus

|

79

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Hello Test 2

|2p

|Hello Space

|IOT

|In Orbit

|

colspan="10" |
80

|{{Flagicon|ARG}} MDQubesat-2

|2p

|Innova Space

|IOT

| rowspan="4" |1 December 2023

| rowspan="4" |Falcon 9

|In Orbit

| rowspan="4" |Alba Orbital

|

81

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2L

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|EO

|In Orbit

|

82

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2M

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|EO

|In Orbit

|

83

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2N

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|EO

|In Orbit

|

colspan="10" |
84

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} GENESIS-A

|1.5p

|AMSAT EA / Hydra Space

|Amateur radio

|9 July 2024

|Ariane 6

|In Orbit

|ESA

|

colspan="10" |
85

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Skylink-1

|3p

|Hello Space

|IOT

| rowspan="7" |14 January 2025

| rowspan="7" |Falcon 9

|In Orbit

| rowspan="7" |Alba Orbital

|

86

|{{Flagicon|TUR}} Skylink-2

|3p

|Hello Space

|IOT

|In Orbit

|

87

|{{Flagicon|POL}} HYPE

|1p

|AGH University

|Selfie

|In Orbit

|

88

|{{Flagicon|POR}} [https://github.com/AFS-pt/PROMETHEUS-1 PROMETHEUS-1]

|1p

|Minho University

|Education

|In Orbit

|

89

|{{Flagicon|LUX}} Poquito

|1p

|University of Luxembourg

|Tech Demo

|In Orbit

|

90

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Hades-R

|1.5p

|Hydra Space

|Tech Demo

|In Orbit

|

91

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Hades-T

|1.5p

|Hydra Space

|IOT

|In Orbit

|

colspan="10" |
92

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2O

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|Earth Observation

| rowspan="5" |14th of March 2025

| rowspan="5" |Falcon 9

| rowspan="5" |InOrbit

| rowspan="5" |Alba Orbital

|

93

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2P

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|Earth Observation

|

94

|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Unicorn-2Q

|3p

|Alba Orbital

|Earth Observation

|

95

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Hades-ICM

|1.5p

|HYDRA SPACE / IC MERCURY / SMART IR

|Voice transponder, tech demo

|

96

|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Hydra-W

|1.5p

|Hydra Space

|IOT / Tech Demo

|

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  • * Tinysat do not follow the currently recognized PocketQube Mechanical standard as they deploy from a cubesat with a rail interface and not from a dedicated MR-Fod style PocketQube deployer on a tabbed baseplate (which all other orbital pocketqubes on the list have used). This makes them a variant of the PocketQube standard.

In development

{{Incomplete list|date=July 2014}}

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Name

! Type

! Organisation

! Mission

! Launch Date (UTC)

! Rocket

! Broker

! Status

! Remarks

{{Flagicon|HUN}} NMHH-1 (Hunity)

|3p

|BME

|Technology Demonstrator

|TBC

|TBC

|Alba Orbital

|In development

|Advanced 3P

SARI-01

|1p

|Ideia Space/ Saudi Space Agency

|Education

|TBC

|TBC

|Alba Orbital

|In development

|

SARI-02

|1p

|Ideia Space/ Saudi Space Agency

|Education

|TBC

|TBC

|Alba Orbital

|In development

|

ANISCSAT

|1p

|Azercomos

|Education

|TBC

|TBC

|Alba Orbital

|In development

|

{{Flagicon|BR}} GalaxySat-1

|1p

|Galaxy Explorer

|Technology Demonstrator + South Atlantic Anomaly

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|Scientific PocketQube 1P

{{Flagicon|DEU}} [https://www.spaceteamaachen.de/projects/aquis AQUIS]

|2p

|Space Team Aachen

|Technology Demonstrator

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|The satellite will contain an in-house developed propulsion system

[http://orbitaltemple.art Orbital Temple]

|1p

|Edson Pavoni and Team

|Art

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|[https://www.instagram.com/p/CgscC2oAeLc/ Edson Pavoni talks about the Orbital Temple, the first PocketQube with artistic goals]

[http://www.albaorbital.com/blogs/news/10369938-meet-the-pocketqube-teams-ozqube-1= OzQube-1]{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|1p

|Picosat Systems

|Earth Observation

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081325/http://www.pocketqubeshop.com/blogs/news/10369938-meet-the-pocketqube-teams-ozqube-1 Team Interview]

Discovery 1a

| 1p

| [http://www.quub.space Quub, Inc.]

| Camera / Photo Sat

| TBC

|TBC

| TBC

| In development

| [https://www.windform.com/case-studies/3d-printed-space-ready-1p-pocketqubes/ Windform XT 2.0 based] PocketQube testing of the shelf components for space use

[http://www.um.edu.mt/eng/ese/astrea/activeprojects UoMBSat1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313004137/http://www.um.edu.mt/eng/ese/astrea/activeprojects |date=2017-03-13 }}

| 1p

| University of Malta + University of Birmingham

| Technology Demonstrator + Ionospheric Sounder

| TBC

| TBC

| TBC

| In development

| [http://www.um.edu.mt/eng/ese/astrea ASTREA Website @ UoM] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804040950/https://www.um.edu.mt/eng/ese/astrea |date=2020-08-04 }}

[http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/eese/serene.aspx SERENE Website @ UoB]

APRS PocketQube

|1p

|National Chiao-Tung University

|APRS PocketQube for Moving Objects Tracking

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|

UBO

|1p

|Satellite Applications Catapult

|Outreach

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|http://buildubo.co.uk/build/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620060536/http://buildubo.co.uk/build/ |date=2019-06-20 }}

Myansat-1

|1p

|Independent

|Outreach

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://web.archive.org/web/20190115020853/http://myansat.com/

TFTQube

|1p

|The Flame Trench

|Amateur

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://theflametrench.com/flagship/

TBC

|TBC

|University of Zacatecas

|STEM

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://www.research"ate.net/project/Design-and-Implementation-of-a-PocketQube-system-for-educative-purposes {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813090808/http://research/ |date=2013-08-13 }}

LibertyQube-1

|1p

|Liberty Life LLc

|Experimental

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://www.libertylife-llc.com/

SatDuino

|1p

|Technical School N° 5 of Mar Del Plata

|Education

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://satduinot5t1.wixsite.com/satduino

BYqube-1

|1p

|Brigham Young University

|Education

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|

Pycubed-1

|1p

|Stanford University

|Education

|TBD

|

|Alba Orbital

|In development

|

DynOSSAT-EDU

|1p

|BHDynamics

|

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|

BS-0

|1p

|Aerozono Space Technologies (Argentina)

|Earth Observation/ Technology Demonstrator

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://aerozono_space.gitlab.io/aerozono-space

BeliefSat-1

|2p

|K. J. Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology

|Educational mission demonstrating PocketQube technologies

|TBC

|TBC

|TBC

|In development

|https://github.com/NewLeapKjsieit/BeliefSat

TQube-FO

|1p

|TQube

|Amateur tracking

|TBD

|TBD

|TBD

|In development

|

Leopard-Sat 1

|1p

|Wentworth Institute of Technology

|Experimental mission demonstrating the use of two cameras onboard

|TBD

|TBD

|TBD

|In development

|https://www.notion.so/picosat/Wentworth-PicoSat-a2947a5c33a04c8d9a6e7d9849fd3605

GOAT-1

|1p

|Worcester Polytechnic Institute

|Education

|TBD

|TBD

|TBD

|In development

|

{{flagicon|Kurdistan}} RojavaSat

|1p

|Kurdistan Space Research Agency (KSRA)

|Educational Pioneering Satellite Initiative & Localized Weather and Climate Data

|TBC

|TBC

|KSRA

|In development

''PocketQube'' vs ''PocketQub''

The PocketQube standard originally started as PocketQub.{{cite web|title=Standard|url=http://pocketqub.org/standard/|access-date=7 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316204305/http://pocketqub.org/standard/|archive-date=16 March 2014|url-status=dead}} This was changed in 2012 by Professor Bob Twiggs of Morehead State University. The standard is now referred to as PocketQube.

Launch

As of December 2019, the only launch brokers capable of providing launch integration for PocketQube satellites are Fossa Systems, Libre Space Foundation, Alba Orbital and GAUSS Srl.

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917153334/http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask/issues/38/38s_next_prt.htm NASA Article on PocketQubes]
  • [http://www.diysatellite.com Pocketqube Builders]
  • [https://icmercury.com/ PocketQube Developer Resources]

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{{Morehead State University}}

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