… PicSat is a 3U cubesat with the purpose of monitoring Beta Pictoris, a A6V star of V = 3.86
magnitude. The payload consists of a 35 mm effective aperture objective and a single pixel …

In the past two decades, a silent revolution has taken place in the space domain, leading to
what today is known as “New Space.” We have passed from a selected group of countries, …

… We are aware of at least two already launched CubeSats dedicated to transiting exoplanets:
PicSat from the High Angular Resolution Astronomy group at the Paris Observatory/LESIA …

The dust- and gas-rich disks surrounding numerous pre-main-sequence stars are of key
interest for unveiling how planetary system are formed; they are the initial conditions for …

… PicSat, a 3U spacecraft launched in 2018 to LEO to observe the transit of the planet Beta
Pictoris uses the interferometric instrumentation, integrated optics, and single-mode fiber …

We are developing compact astronomical payloads for ultraviolet (UV) observations from
CubeSats and high altitude balloons. It is important to have a highly sensitive, low noise …

Small satellites (SmallSats) provide unique opportunities for astronomical observations given
their small payloads and low data downlink rates. Such factors make them conducive to …

As the demand for satellite data transmission increases, higher capacity optical links need
to be developed to allow satellites to be connected directly to ground stations (GST). The …

… was called the PicSat mission and was launched in 2018. The primary goal of the mission
was to continuously monitor the giant planet βべーた Pictoris’s brightness. The PicSat mission was …

This paper investigates the potential role of small satellites, specifically those often referred
to as CubeSats, in the future of infrared astronomy. Whilst CubeSats are seen as excellent (…