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European CubeSat Symposium

Dates: from 30 January 2012 to 1 February 2012
Place: Brussels, Belgium
Language: English

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A major European CubeSat Symposium will be organized on 30 January – 1 February 2012 in Brussels with the support of QB50 Project, The von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Ecole Royale Militaire, The CubeSat Project.

Important Dates:

15 Oct 2011: Deadline for the submission of abstracts
15 Nov 2011: Notification of acceptance
15 Dec 2011: Publication of the programme and the abstracts
15 Jan 2012: Deadline for online registration
30 Jan-1 Feb 2012: CubeSat Symposium


Symposium Topics / Sessions:

• CubeSat networks/constellations/swarms
• Scientific instruments/sensors on CubeSats
• Biology and microgravity experiments on CubeSats
• Technology demonstration on CubeSats
• Micro-propulsion subsystems, formation flying
• Attitude determination and control
• Telecommunications, ground stations, ground station networks
• Orbital dynamics for CubeSats, lifetimes of CubeSats in orbit
• CubeSat flight experience, lessons learned
• Other topics (e.g. expandable solar arrays, atmospheric re-entry, CubeSats as free-flying payloads for the exploration of the Solar System)
• Future technologies on CubeSats, further reduction in the size of CubeSats
• Deployment systems for single, double or triple CubeSats and for networks of CubeSats
• Small companies specialised in CubeSats

Contact:

Please address any inquiries on Symposium related issues to the Symposium Secretary:

Dr. Cem O. Asma
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
Chaussée de Waterloo 72 B-1640 Rhode-St-Genèse
Belgium
Phone:+32 2 359 96 56
Fax: +32 2 359 96 00
E-mail: asma@vki.ac.be

More Info: http://www.vki.ac.be/CubeSatSymposium