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Small satellite resourcesThe World Wide Web offers extensive support for small satellite projects. Whether it is for a conceptual study for an educational course, for a civil, commercial or military contract, or just for interest, these links here should help you find some of the information you are looking for. For links to spacecraft projects, please consult the relevant satellite lists [nano, micro, mini, interplanetary]. Links to specific launchers can also be found on their own page. If you find a link to information that may be relavent to small satellite projects, please use the form at the bottom of this page to submit it! The categories for the links are:
For satellite busses, please refer to the small satellite companies and organisations page.
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| Recent launches | The Space Warn bulletin lists recent launches and decays |
| Future launches | The JPL Space calendar is a up to date schedule of recent and upcoming launches, launch reports and space events and aniversaries. |
| Keplerian elements | NASA/GSPC maintains a Orbital Data Bulletin Board |
| Keplerian elements | The Celestrial BBS maintains a database of current keplerian elements in two line format |
| News | Johnathans Space Report is a regular space related news letter |
| News | The Newspace Newsletter is a reguar publication devoted to Small Satellites |
| News | The Community, Air & Space Report includes monthly launch and news reports, as well as a satellites frequencies list. |
| News | The Satellite Times offers monthly launch and news reports |
| News | Florida Today, Space Online |
| News | Space News |
| News | CNN Interactive |
| News | World Spaceflight News |
| News | ATI Space and AeroSpace News |
| News | News on the Japanese Space Programme |
| News | Spacebeat |
| News | SpaceZone |
| News (French) | Space News at sat-net |
| News | SEDS Space Views |
| Diary | At the BNSC |
| News | Launchspace offers various services including space news |
Of Spacecraft and Launchers| Space Industry projects and resources | Spacecraft Technology |
| Spacecraft | Mike's Spacecraft library contains a database of all types of spacecraft with technical data. |
| Spacecraft | The Space physics page at the NASA NSSDC page carries information regarding many past and future satellite missions |
| Spacecraft | TRW's spacecraft guide |
| Spacecraft | FAS World Space Guide |
| Spacecraft | Chinese Spacecraft |
| Launchers | Gunter's Space Page contains extensive information on launchers, and many links |
| Spacecraft & Launchers | Mark Wade 's Encyclopaedia of Spaceflight, includes a database of satellites, launchers and launches |
| Spacecraft & Launchers | Indian launchers and spacecraft |
| Spacecraft | Mike Gruntman's Spacecraft Design and systems lists |
| Spacecraft | The Satellite Encyclopedia |
| Constellations | LLoyds satellite constellation pages at CSSR UK, including Big LEO communication systems |
| GPS | Further information on space-borne GPS can be found at the Department of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, University of New Brunswick. |
| CIS Launch Sites and launchers | Of CIS launch sites and launchers |
| Science Mission | A list of scientific satellites |
| Tracking | The Earth as viewed from a satellite |
| Remote Sensing | Bakker's list of current and future small remote sensing satellites |
| Marketing | Jim Kingdon's Space markets page includes information on space markets. |
| Big LEO constellations | A comprehensive collection of links and information on constellations is maintained by Lloyd Wood. |
| Glossary | Glossary of terms |
| BNSC Space Index | |
| RSDO | The NASA Rapid Spacecraft Development Office |
| Sounds | Spacecraft sounds page by Sven Grahn |
| SESPD | The Space and Earth Science Programs Directorate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It details NASA's concepts for small and moderate flight missions assigned by NASA to JPL, and their implementation. |
Spacecraft Technology
Tracking A site on NASAs Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) is designed to help new projects determine if TDRSS is a viable solution for providing tracking and data aquisition services. While TDRSS is customarily thought to be exclusivley for larger flight projects such as Hubble Space Telescope and Space Shuttle, NASA is currently working on designs for low cost, low weight TDRS compatible transponders. Remote Sensing and Sensors NASA maintains a comprehensive page of Sensor Technology and Remote Sensing links and information Remote Sensing and Sensors Descriptions of the MOS, IRS-P3 and SeaWIFS systems at DLR. Frequencies of satellites Sven Grahn's pages list satellite frequencies Antennas Sven Grah's pages on Russian satellite antennas Solar Sails Solar Sails Home Page Andrew's Space and Technology
Of launchers and launch sites| Launcher programs | Space Launch Vehicles Page at the
USAF Reusable launch Vehicle Technology Program British National Space Programme History |
| Current launchers | The H-II launcher at NASDA ESA - Launcher Programme NASA Expendable launchers page International Launch Services Proton and Atlas launch manifests |
| Launchers under development | K-0, Kistler Aerospace Ecclipse, Kelly Space and Technology Inc. reusable launcher Scorpius, Microcosm low cost launch system Delta Clipper PA-X, a small launcher under development by AeroAstro Sealaunch, Boeing. Converted Zenit launched from a converted transportable oil platform The Bantam project. A new NASA program aims to reduce the launch costs for small payloads by an order of magnitude. Focused on enabling low cost breakthroughs in critical technology elements, the Bantam technology program of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center is aiming to conduct test flights in FY1998. The objective is to provide launches for payloads of less than 200kg for a total cost of no more than $1.5 million. |
| Launcher history | History of launches is documented on Johnathan's Space Page |
Space History and Museums
Communications History of satellite communications Mobile communications The Advanced Satellite Communication page has a brief history of mobile satellite communications spanning 2000 B.C. to 2000 A.D. Launches History of launches is documented on Johnathan's Space Page Communications The Space Communications Page includes a section on communications satellite history Museum, U.S. Air and Space Museum - space exhibits Museum, U.K. London Science Museum - space exhibits 1995 UN Office for Outer Space Activities - Technology and R&D in 1995
Space Educational
Space Science Space Science Interactive aims to introduce space science and research to all Space Primer NASDA maintains a space primer for everything you always wanted to know wabout satellites and launchers Space Primer The Aerospace Corporation has a Space Primer section Space Primer The NASA/JPL maintain an excellent introduction to the Basics of Space Flight. Space Communications Primer The Space Communications Page at the Nasa Lewis Research Center offers a course for students grades 7-12 Space Science primer The explorartion of the Earth's Magnetosphere at GSFC Glossary at GSFC
Publications, Papers and Proceedings
Conference proceedings The annual USU/AIAA conference on small satellites has some papers on the web Publications A number of ESA publications are available via the internet Society for Optical Engineering The International Society for Optical Engineering provides this searchable and browsable database of over 90,000 abstracts from SPIE publications. Abstracts date primarily from proceedings volumes going back to 1991; selected journal article abstracts are also available. The collection may be browsed by year, proceedings volume, or technology. A telnet interface allows searching of proceedings volume citations back to 1963. Ordering information is available at the site. TELNET to SPIE.ORG, Login as SPIE
Organisations| Spectrum allocation and licencing | International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) FCC, US. Radiocommunication Agency, UK Department of Trade and Industry, UK |
| AIAA | AIAA Home Page |
| National programmes | British National Space Centre BNSC Indian Space Programme |
| BIS | British Interplanetary Society |
| UKSPACE | Web site that aims to promote the UK space industry, and the companies involved in it. |
| Experimental Spacecraft Society | A volunteer group sponsored by the National Space Society. Plans are to launch ultra-cheap small Earth Observation platform. |
| UN | UN Office for Outer Space Affairs |
| Eurospace | Organisation of European space industry |
Mission Design and Analysis| Space Environments | The NASA Space Environments Effects Branch features a wealth of environmental data for satellite mission design. |
| Orbital dynamics | The Advanced Satellite Communication page features a comprehensive introduction to Orbital motion, and includes numerous formulas, diagrams and constants. |
| Thermal design | Thermal Connection, maintain a page with extensive thermal design data, and describing their thermal design software. |
| Radiation design | NASA maintains a Radiation effects data base for components. |
| Earth's Magnetic fields | The British Geological Survey has an online IGRF synthesis form |
| Components | ESA Preferred parts lists |
| Tracking | Web based satellite tracking and Java tracking at NASA |
| Frequencies | FCC public notices |
| Spacecraft design | Mike Gruntman's astronautics and spacecraft design pages |
| Registration | UN Registry of space objects launched into outer space |
Commercial and free - related products| Software and books | Microcosm Books, Software and Globes |
| Books | Spacecraft design bibliography |
| Books | Mike Gruntman's list of books on spacecraft design |
| Satellite systems | The Newspace network (ISSO) page, promotes commercial opportunities for small satellites and launchers. It lists companies involved in the small satellite market, and their products |
| Software | Northern Lights Software, maintain a page describing their NOVA satellite tracking software |
| Software | Satellite Tool Kit (STK) ® by Analytical Graphics |
| Software | A comprehensive page describing Sattrack, a satellite tracking program. |
| Software | COSMIC, NASA's software library |
| Software | Matlab toolboxes for Spacecraft Orbital and Attitude Control and Dynamics |
| Hardware | Mitsubishi Space Systems Products Information |
| Antennas | Tesota antennas, as used on the HETE and TERRIERS satellites |
| Souvenirs | Space and mission souvenirs |
Multimedia| Pictures | Launchers |
| Movies | Space movie archive |
| Pictures | BNSC Picture Library |
| Maps | Earth - Moon viewer |
| Globes | 3G on W3: The Great Globe Gallery |
| Pictures | NASA Photo Gallery |
| Pictures | Pictures of launches is documented on Johnathan's Space Page |
Links to Space Links| Satellite Communications Systems | Brian McIntosh's Mobile Satellite Communication Library |
| AMSAT | Amateur satellite history, satellite summary and future satellites. |
| Univ. of New Hampshire | The Univeristy of New Hampshire small satellite lab includes various space related links, including information on the CATSAT mission |
| Clark Lindsey's space links | Many links to resources, space programs etc. |
| Finish site | Small satellite resources |
| Space Links | Frank Knights extensive list of space links |
Miscellaneous| Acronyms | A list of over 2000 Aerospace acronyms |
| Satellite Names | Listing and meaning of various satellite names |
| View from space | Microsoft Terraserver allows you to view many locations from catalogued imagery |
Please submit any other links to resources:
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