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Paper Category: Technology

  • Flywheel Energy Storage as an Alternative for Chemical Batteries in Small LEO Satellites: Feasibility and Attitude Impact

    Given the rapidly increasing number of satellites, mainly driven by the deployment of large constellations, manufacturers are under growing pressure to innovate in order to reduce both costs and environmental impact. In this context, the present work investigates the feasibility of replacing chemical batteries on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites with mechanical storage systems based…

  • Seeing Through the Haze: Simulation-Driven Atmospheric Analysis and On-board Dehazing for Robust LEO/VLEO Earth Observation

    Atmospheric attenuation and cloud cover remain a primary bottleneck for optical Earth Observation (EO) mission operations, often rendering downlinked data unusable and straining limited bandwidth budgets. This work presents a novel framework to improve actionable intelligence by integrating real-time atmospheric assessment and image restoration directly into the onboard image processing chain. To overcome the scarcity…

  • DANTE: A Spaceborne Radar Constellation for Debris Detection and Tracking

    Space debris poses a growing threat to the sustainability and safety of space operations, with increasing collision risks for satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Current ground based radar systems are limited in detecting small objects leaving a critical gap in monitoring capabilities. This work introduces DANTE (Detection ANd Tracking of space dEbris), a spaceborne…

  • A Comprehensive Framework for Analysis and Review of Super‑Resolution Models in Earth Observation Imagery

    This work presents a comprehensive evaluation framework for Earth observation (EO) super‑resolution (SR) models, combining large‑scale literature analysis with practical benchmarking and workflow prototyping. Motivated by the rapid expansion of deep learning–based SR techniques and the increasing demand for high‑fidelity EO imagery, we conducted an extensive review of more than 200 research papers spanning classical,…

  • T&M tackling the challenges of NTN evolving on the path to 6G

    Heading towards 6G we envision the contribution of NTN into the 6G system, IMT-2030 sets some clear requirements incorporating a non-terrestrial, unified network architecture from it’s inception. Release 17 considered as the start of NTN in 5G targets at enabling non-terrestrial network services. Later releases enhance the NTN contribution and even if 6G may be…

  • CubeSat ISR Constellation Mission Tailoring

    This paper presents a modelling framework for Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) CubeSat constellation combining optical payload and Software Defined Radio (SDR). The concept satellite is 8-16U depending on the payload resolution and presence of warm-gas propulsion allowing for orbital changes and station keeping extending the operational time. Deployed in 500-km Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), the…

  • Developing infrastructure for a scalable, multi-orbit ground network

    Delivering a ground segment that not only facilitates the potential of newspace, but enhances it, will continue to drive its feasibility. Mega constellations deliver a few key challenges to the ground segment: • Dynamic networks which require technologies which are capable of tracking, switching, and multi-orbit connectivity • High numbers of terminals which demand efficient…

  • Automatic Intensity based image sensing as a means to avoid albedo errors in GNC systems

    Sunsensors are core parts of most Satellite GNC systems because they are small, low power and highly resilient. Most of them are however plagued with albedo errors leading to significant errors in the attitude control system due to reflections of the Sun on the Earth or satellite parts. True digital Sunsensors use 2D imaging to…

  • Asine SSD Architecture: Achieving Deterministic Storage

    The growth of mission-critical data in autonomous systems, AI clusters, and space exploration creates a fundamental crisis: modern applications are crippled by tail latency—the rare, slow storage operation (often <0.1%) that bottlenecks distributed systems. Standard NAND flash suffers from inconsistent latencies, unpredictable Garbage Collection (GC) pauses, and read/write interference. While Storage Class Memory (SCM) approximates…

  • Satellite Testing Sensors

    New accelerometers design advancements for spacecrafts vibration testing “from microg to pyroshock testing” The role of measurement sensors plays a fundamental role in various development tests and is also mandatory for all types of small satellites. In these pages, we will summarize some of the latest results achieved in the development of technologies to achieve…