KiboCUBE Rounds
8th Round: from 2 June to 31 December 2023
Press Release: New KiboCUBE opportunity announced by UNOOSA and JAXA (2 June 2023)
Webinars
- 2 June 2023: COPUOS hybrid side event
- 22 June 2023: Detailed Webinar for 8th Round Application
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21 July 2023: KiboCUBE Academy Webinar on CubeSat Technologies and CubeSat Launch and Operations Register
- 11 September: KiboCUBE Regulatory Webinar (found under
KiboCUBE webinars)
- 1 October 2023: Onsite KiboCUBE Academy at Baku, Azerbaijan for UN/IAF Workshop participants
- 7 November 2023: KiboCUBE Academy Webinar
Systems Engineering for Micro/nano/pico-satellites by Dr. Shinichi NAKASUKA,Tokyo Univ. (UNISEC)
See presentations/recordings from
KiboCUBE webinars and
KiboCUBE Academy webinars
For Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) from the webinars for the 8th Round, please see
here.
8th Round Documents
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Announcement of Opportunity (.pdf) *Updated JPAH version from Vol. 8 Revision D to E on 19 June 2023
- CubeSat Mission Application template (.word) *Updated JPAH version from Vol. 8 Revision D to E on 19 June 2023
- JEM Payload Accommodation Handbook (JPAH) (.pdf) *Updated JPAH version from Vol. 8 Revision D to E on 19 June 2023
- Expression of Interest ( .pdf) / Form template ( .word) Deadline: 18 October 2023 *Uploaded 23 August 2023
Reference Materials
- KiboCUBE Academy webinars
- KiboCUBE webinars
- Video: "Deployment from Kibo" (provided by MEXT/JAXA)
- United Nations Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Small Satellites Support page
- ITU Small Satellite Handbook page
- Tips on the Implementation of the Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines and Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities Webinar
- Space Debris Mitigation Guidelines
- Guidelines for the Long-Term Sustainability of Outer Space Activities
Previous Rounds
This round was opened in December 2020 and closed at the end of May 2021. UPAEP, the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla of Mexico and the Private Higher School of Engineering and Applied Technology of Tunisia have been selected as the awardees. UPAEP's CubeSat 1U CubeSat "Gxiba" is to observe active volcanoes in Mexico and analyze the ash dispersion. The objective of TUNSAT 1 is mainly to build the capacity of Tunisia in the aerospace industry.
This round was opened in March 2019 and closed at the end of September 2019. SICA, the Central American Integration System has been selected as the awardee. SICA's CubeSat "Morazan-Sat" is currently under development, seeks to be a proof of concept for the development of a UHF/VHF communication platform. It will prove the capability of monitoring weather variables on-site using UHF/VHF radio packets, and once the mission is finished, with the help of radio amateurs, the capabilities for UHF/VHF emergency communications using Automatic Package Reporting System (APRS) will be tested.
This round was opened in October 2018 and closed at the end of January 2019. The Technical University of Moldova has been selected as the awardee. Their CubeSat "TUMnanoSAT" is currently under development, intended to check under real conditions the functionality of various modules and subsystems of the satellite. Their technology demonstrations include studying the behaviour of sensors based on nano- and micro-wires, sensors for determining the satellite attitude, establishing communications systems, testing solar power supply systems and endurance of electronic components.
This round was opened in September 2017 and closed at the end of March 2018. Mauritius Research Innovation Council (MRIC) and Surya University have been selected as the awardees. MRIC's CubeSat"MIR-SAT 1" was deployed in June 2021. MIR-SAT1 is a technology demonstration mission to test the transmission of imagery and onboard communications systems. Surya University's CubeSat "SS-1" is currently under development and will be equipped with an Automatic Package Reporting System (APRS) payload that will communicate with the ground for two-way communication with amateur radiofrequency.
This round was opened in September 2016 and closed at the end of March 2017. Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) has been selected as the awardee. UVG's CubeSat "Quetzal-1" was deployed in April 2020. The objective of this mission was technology demonstration and testing the acquisition of remote sensing data for natural resource management, especially to monitor the concentration of harmful cyanobacteria (algae blooms) over inland bodies of water.
This round was opened in September 2015 and closed at the end of March 2016. The University of Nairobi has been selected as the awardee. Their CubeSat "1KUNS-PF" was deployed in May 2018. This was a technology demonstration mission aiming to test in-house developed and critical technologies and also to test Earth observation applications to acquire data to monitor agriculture and coastal areas.