# 10 tiny satellite technologies

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/10-tiny-satellite-technologies/
- Published: 2019-12-05T09:45:01-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

If you&#8217;re not certain as to the differences between nanosats and cubesats, or how these tiny satellites are launched and what they do, then read on. [&#8230;] Chipsats – sometimes called nanocrafts &#8211; are gram-scale wafer satellites that carry cameras, photon thrusters, plus power supply, navigation and communication equipment. The cracker-size miniprobes were recently deployed from a KickSat-2 carrier spacecraft. The KickSat project began at Cornell in 2011. [&#8230;] Tiny satellites have made space accessible to a new generation of university students, private companies and even helped cash-strapped government agencies like NASA. Generally known as nano-satellites (nanosats) or cube-satellites (cubesats), this technology has been made possible by the semiconductor driven miniaturization of electronic and electro-mechanical systems. [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.designnews.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio