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Technical Stage

TECHNICAL TRACKS


 
Tentative Times (This agenda will change prior to event.)
May 27, 2025
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Extending a Mole-Based Design Framework to Enable the Design of Versatile Antagonistic SMA Actuator Architectures More info
9:15 am - 9:30 am
AI based satellite system architecture to detect and classify ship activities More info
9:30 am - 9:45 am
V-LEOS: Investigating mission concepts for industrialised satellite platforms for Very Low Earth Orbit applications More info
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Small Satellite Spectrum Access: Navigating the Path to WRC-27 More info
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Small satellite deployable thin membrane antenna review More info
10:15 am - 10:30 am
MULTI-ORBIT DESIGN TOOL More info
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Practical path towards net-zero debris More info
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Design and Integration of a High-Resolution Multispectral Optical Payload for Next-Generation Earth Observation Missions More info
11:00 am - 11:15 am
Multi-functional ultra-thin TMD solar cells for robust high-specific-power in space More info
11:15 am - 11:30 am
First flight and commissioning of a compact intelligent space camera for in-orbit visual operations More info
11:30 am - 11:45 am
HEMPT – New EP Technology for SmallSats and LEO Constellations using Xenon, Krypton and Argon More info
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
Space Payload for Inertial De-spin Efficient Effects (SPIDEE) Enables Repeatable Orbital Debris Remediation Missions More info
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
High resolution thermal imaging on a small satellite More info
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Chickadee: A new nanosat format for hands-on education and technology maturation More info
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
First in-orbit results of the QUBE mission hosting a laser communication terminal for experiments towards quantum key distribution from CubeSats More info
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
Passive wire-driven deployable baffle for space debris monitoring More info
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Demonstrating low-power iodine-fed Hall thruster propulsion system More info
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
A deterministic algorithm for station keeping with a fixed-thruster geostationary spacecraft More info
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Non-Destructive Qualification Testing for Aerospace Structures Using A Predictive Vibration Method More info
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Development of a 2-axis compliant joint for the orientation of payloads on small satellites: Material characterization and finite element analysis of 3D printed PolyEtherKetoneKetone (PEKK) and PolyEtherEtherKetone (PEEK) More info
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Green Propulsion to the Rescue- Solving the SmallSats Regulatory Paradox More info
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Less is More: CORSA’s Edge Foundation Model for Constrained AI More info
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
Seeing: A family of Earth Observation Payloads More info
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Space memory components for advanced AI/ML onboard processing solutions More info
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
How to fight fire from space! More info
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Building dynamic Satcom ground infrastructure with agile cloud computing More info
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Isar Aerospace and the Spectrum Launch Vehicle — At the forefront of Future European Launch Services More info
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Novel nuclear fusion enhanced water-fueled electric propulsion offers outstanding potential for future space exploration More info
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
ORCHESTRATED GROUND – SOFTWARE-DEFINED, VIRTUAL, CLOUD-NATIVE More info
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
The Compact and Radiation Hard Star Tracker – ASTRO© CL More info
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
mN class Metal Plasma Thruster for CubeSats and SmallSATS More info
May 28, 2025
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Dedicated Ground Segment Design for Small Satellites More info
9:15 am - 9:30 am
The VIBES Program: Revolutionizing Earth Observation through Consumer Electronics More info
9:30 am - 9:45 am
Development of Thermal Control Systems for The Space-borne Optical Payload for New Possibilities and Opportunities for Nanosatellites Applications More info
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Making space astronomy instrumentation more affordable with LUVCam More info
10:00 am - 10:15 am
“Andes OBC”: a COTS-Based On-Board Computer for Small Satellite Missions More info
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Design of an ADCS enabled by the development of a digital twin of CubeSat equipped with robotic manipulator More info
10:30 am - 10:45 am
In-Orbit Demonstration of GO-2 Field Emission Electric Propulsion with 40 Individual Thrusters More info
10:45 am - 11:00 am
Modular Horizons: Open-Source Innovation in CubeSat Design with the VIBES Program More info
11:00 am - 11:15 am
ESA’s LEO-PNT IoD, a small constellation showcasing the interest of a Low Earth Orbit layer as part of GNSS System of Systems More info
11:15 am - 11:30 am
IBIS and µIBIS radiation hardened single chip true digital Sunsensors and their development path. More info
11:30 am - 11:45 am
In-orbit validation of satellite attitude control system through VCUB1 mission More info
11:45 am - 12:00 pm
SatNOGS-COMMS: An Open-Source Communication Subsystem for CubeSats More info
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
VCUB1 Conception of Operation More info
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Qualification challenges of an SADM using the slipring technology More info
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
Proposal for a Fully Integrated 1U Ion Thruster Using Water as Propellant More info
12:45 pm - 1:00 pm
Auriga Star Tracker new features More info
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Break
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Control Moment Gyroscopes – Pros and Cons More info
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Refuelling a Sustainable Future in LEO- Introducing LOOP More info
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
Vibration Testing of CubeSats: Ensuring Mission Success More info
2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Innovative Satellite Bus Structures Using Thermoplastic Materials More info
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Proposal of water Hall effect thruster system suitable for small satellite More info
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm
SIDLOC: Spacecraft Identification and Localization More info
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm
Edge Computing for Automated Hazard Alerting from Orbit More info
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Flight heritage and design updates of the ENPULSION propulsion systems More info
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
Reliable Software Development of a Nanosat Attitude Determination and Control System in a Space-Representative Simulator More info
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
ICARUS – Virtual-Reality based training for Assembly, Integration and Testing More info
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Control Moment Gyroscopes: a new opportunity in small satellites for enhancing satellite services, profitability and enabling new optical communication More info
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Effects of gravitational time dilation in short-duration balloon satellite flights More info
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Break
4:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Sub-decimetre orbit determination for LEO satellites in real time: Demonstration of Precise Point Positioning onboard Norsat-TD More info
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm
Cold sprayed Niobium – first results on material properties for in-space propulsion nozzles More info