Five reasons why Cubesats deserve more attention: law and science overview

EasyChair Preprint 649

Abstract

The beginning of the Space Age was marked by the launch of Sputnik 1, an 87kg satellite, carrying a single radio transmitter, that, according to most of the literature, would fit into the small (micro) satellites category. As time went by, satellites grew in size and mass, in purpose and complexity. In parallel to this, a series of satellites, named OSCAR, were built and put into orbit by non-State actors. Such space objects are most popular nowadays. The study of the OSCAR series offers understanding on the behavior of small low complexity satellites in the space environment, such as cu- besats, into outer space for, at least, five good reasons that will be detailed in this paper.

Keyphrases: CubeSats, International Environmental Law, Small Satellites, Space Law

@booklet{EasyChair:649,
  author    = {Marcia Alvarenga dos Santos and Marcelo Lopes De Oliveira E Souza and Olavo De Oliveira Bittencourt Neto},
  title     = {Five reasons why Cubesats deserve more attention: law and science overview},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 649},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2018}}