Missions

Near Earth Asteroid Scout

The Near-Earth Asteroid Scout was a CubeSat that launched as a secondary payload on Artemis I. .

Launch date: September 2022

Ingenuity

The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was a small, autonomous aircraft. It was sent to Mars to perform experimental flight tests to determine if powered, controlled flight at the Red Planet was possible. .

Launch date: July 30, 2020

Deep Space Atomic Clock

The Deep Space Atomic Clock, or DSAC, was a technology demonstration of a small, ultra-precise, mercury-ion atomic clock launched into Earth orbit to test its potential as a next-generation tool for spacecraft navigation, radio science, and global positioning systems. .

Launch date: June 25, 2019

CubeRRT

The main objective of the CubeRRT mission was to demonstrate the RFI mitigation technology on a flight-ready hardware in space, increasing the technology readiness level (TRL) from 6 to 7. .

Launch date: May 21, 2018

TEMPEST-D

TEMPEST-D was a technology demonstration mission to enable millimeter wave radiometer technologies on a low-cost, short development schedule. .

Launch date: May 21, 2018

RainCube

RainCube (Radar in a CubeSat) is a technology demonstration mission to enable Ka-band precipitation radar technologies on a low-cost, quick-turnaround platform. .

Launch date: May 21, 2018

InSight

InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, was a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4 billion years ago. .

Launch date: May 5, 2018

MarCO

The twin communications-relay CubeSats, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, constitute a technology demonstration called Mars Cube One (MarCO). .

Launch date: May 5, 2018

ISARA

The ISARA mission demonstrated a high bandwidth Ka-band CubeSat communications capability that is ready for immediate infusion into commercial, government and military systems. .

Launch date: Nov. 10, 2017

ASTERIA

ASTERIA (Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics) was a technology demonstration and opportunistic science mission to conduct astrophysical measurements using a CubeSat. .

Launch date: Aug. 14, 2017

ASTERIA - Extended Mission

Launch date: Aug. 14, 2017

IPEX

The Intelligent Payload Experiment (IPEX) is a 1U CubeSat developed by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and JPL. .

Launch date: Dec. 15, 2015