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2025
Wednesday, August 13th
9:00 AM

3UCubed: The IMAP Student Collaboration CubeSat Progress to Flight Readiness

Sanjeev Mehta, University of New Hampshire
Noé Lugaz, University of New Hampshire
Lindsay Bartolone, University of New Hampshire
Marc Lessard, University of New Hampshire
Laura Peticolas, Sonoma State University
Marcus Alfred, Howard University

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

A Small-Satellite On-Orbit Optical and Thermal Calibrator

Paul D. Fucile, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Accommodating a Very Large Aperture Antenna on a Small Satellite: The Global L-Band Observatory for Water Cycle Studies (GLOWS)

David Long, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Rajat Bindlish, Brigham Young University
Jeffrey Piepmeier, Brigham Young University
Mark Bailey, MMA Design

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Advancing Real-Time GNSS Data Transmission and Education Through ATAK Integration at COSMIAC

Chad Rathbun, COSMIAC at UNM
Craig Kief, COSMIAC at UNM
Luis Hernandez, COSMIAC at UNM
Rachel Hock-Mysliwiec, Air Force Research Laboratory
Michael Starks, Air Force Research Laboratory

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Aerogel-Enhanced E-Ink Particle Detector (AEPD) For Thermospheric Studies

Abeneth Ramachandran, Anna University
Saranya Ravva, Purdue University
Yukti Makkar, IGDTUW
Sai Kiran Parre, University of Leicester

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

AI-Based Orbit Propagation and Conjunction Screening for Improved Space Situational Awareness

Plamen Petrov, RTX BBN Technologies
Kevin Vanslette, RTX BBN Technologies
Charles Stewart, RTX BBN Technologies
Aisha Yousuf, RTX BBN Technologies

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

AI-Driven Mission-Critical Software Optimization for Small Satellites: Integrating an Automated Testing Framework

Vishnupriya S. Devarajulu, University of Houston Clear Lake

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

An Intelligent Tasking and Processing Chain for Generating Climate Resilience Insights Onboard

Lucy Donnell, Craft Prospect
Cameron Anderson, Craft Prospect
Richard Tipper, Resilience Constellation
Hazel Jeffrey, Craft Prospect
Clare Rumsey, Omanos Analytics
Murray Ireland, Craft Prospect
Charlotte Crawshaw, Craft Prospect
Luis Sanchez, Craft Prospect

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Attitude Control of a Floating Satellite (FloatSat) via Deep Reinforcement Learning

Muhammad Faisal, Aerospace Information Technology
Dennis Reimer, Aerospace Information Technology
Sergio Montenegro, Aerospace Information Technology

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Autonomous Dual Interchangeable Robotic Arms for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing

Jonathan Tindall, University of Florida
Michael Daher, University of Florida
Arin Churi, University of Florida
Jake Piccirillo, University of Florida
Anais Mera-Sarnelli, University of Florida
George Serra, University of Florida
Zach Merly, University of Florida
Andrew Dishchuk, University of Florida
Michael Madden, University of Florida
Christian Szczezniak, University of Florida

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Building Europe’s First ISAM Facility – From Concept to Delivery in 12 Months

Mark Heelis, Catapult Satellite Applications
Dimitris Xydas, Catapult Satellite Applications
Alex Goodhand, Catapult Satellite Applications
Jeremy Hadall, Catapult Satellite Applications
Elanor Barber, Catapult Satellite Applications
Rupesh Chudasama, Catapult Satellite Applications
Olivia Markham, Catapult Satellite Applications
Michael Curtis-Rouse, Catapult Satellite Applications

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

ChantSat-1 Ground Station Planning, Design and Installation - Experiences Gained

Ian Hewitt, Coastal Carolina University
Jean French, Coastal Carolina University
George Hitt, Coastal Carolina University

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

ChantSat-1: A First-Time University's Experience in Small Satellite Development

George Hitt, Coastal Carolina University
Jean French, Coastal Carolina University
Juliana Harding, Coastal Carolina University
Ian Hewitt, Coastal Carolina University
Louis Keiner, Coastal Carolina University
Michael Woodle, Coastal Carolina University

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Development and Qualification of an E Ink Thermal Control System for Tactically Responsive Satellites

Warren Su, SQUID3 SPACE
Brian Phan, SQUID3 SPACE
Dustin Holta, SQUID3 SPACE

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Development Status of Flight Model of ARICA-2

Kazumasa Hiroshi, Aoyama Gakuin University
Takanori Sakamoto, Aoyama Gakuin University
Motoko Serino, Aoyama Gakuin University
Keiju Asano, Aoyama Gakuin University
Chisaki Iwanaga, Aoyama Gakuin University
Yoshihiro Takagi, Aoyama Gakuin University
Shion Nojima, Aoyama Gakuin University
Hayato Mabuchi, Aoyama Gakuin University
Shuntaro Morikawa, Aoyama Gakuin University
Rento Okita, Aoyama Gakuin University
Satoshi Moriayama, Aoyama Gakuin University
Teruaki Enoto, Kyoto University

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Efficiency Starts With Lifecycle Planning, Management, and Right-Sizing Process

Brian Simms, Simms Integrated Solutions, LLC

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Experimental Validation of Omnidirectional Interferometry for Space-Based Radio Source Localization

Hisatoshi Kimura, Hitachi, Ltd.
Yosuke Tanabe, Hitachi, Ltd.
Tsukasa Funane, Hitachi, Ltd.
Makoto Ito, Hitachi, Ltd.
Yasuyuki Miyazaki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Satoshi Ikari, The University of Tokyo
Shinichi Nakasuka, The University of Tokyo
Koichi Watanabe, Hitachi Ltd.

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Foresail-1 Prime 3U Science CubeSat

Jaan Praks, Aalto University
Petri Niemelä, Aalto University
Marius Anger, Aalto University
Kiril Cheremetiev, Aalto University
Topi Räty, Aalto University
Minna Palmroth, University of Helsinki
Emilia Kilpua, University of Helsinki
Pekka Janhunen, Finnish Meterological Institute
Rami Vainio, University of Turku

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Grotifer: A Compact Three-Dimensional Electric Field Instrument Suitable for Small Spacecraft Constellations

Scott Candey, University of California, Berkeley
Solène Lejosne, University of California, Berkeley
David Auslander, University of California, Berkeley
John W. Bonnell, University of California, Berkeley
Tatsuyoshi C. Kurumiya, University of California, Berkeley
Neli Montalvo, University of California, Berkeley
David Pankow, University of California, Berkeley
John G. Sample, Montana State University
Van Shourt, University of California, Berkeley
Orion V, University of California, Berkeley
Van K. Vu, University of California, Berkeley
Joshua Zhou, University of California, Berkeley

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Hard Disk Drive Reaction Wheel System for CubeSat Architecture

Nidhi Sonwalkar, Cornell University
Venkata Chalamalasetty, Cornell University
Dionna Parina, Cornell University
Parishee Bajaj, Cornell University

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Innovative Integration of a Small and Resetable HDRM for the WISDOM Project

Guillem Quintana Buil, Dcubed GmbH
Valentina Luchetti, Dcubed GmbH
Péter Koncsár, C3S LLC
Alexandra Széll, C3S LLC
Dóra Marossy, C3S LLC

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

International Space Cooperation between Japan and Paraguay

Shinsaku Nakamura, Japan Space Systems
Alejandro Roman, Space Agency of Paraguay
Kei Sato, PASCO CORPORATION
Yoshinori Kobayashi, Japan Space Forum
Akie Koga, PASCO CORPORATION
Atsushi Kimura, PASCO CORPORATION
Adolfo Jara, Space Agency of Paraguay
Osvaldo Almirón, Space Agency of Paraguay

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

LEO Catalog Quality Monitoring for Live Operations and Mission Analysis

Lois Reid, LEOLABS
Sam Johnson, LEOLABS

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Magnetic Balancing for Microvibration Reduction in Passive Magnetic Bearings for Smallsat Reaction Wheels

Deckers Niel, arcsec
Baekeland Mante, KU Leuven
Cuypers Cedric, arcsec
Seiler Rene, ESA/ESTEC
Vandepitte Dirk, KU Leuven
Delabie Tjorven, arcsec

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Modular Payload Connectivity for Rapid Integration and Testing

Sam Feldman, Arkisys, Inc.
Noah Gladden, Arkisys, Inc.
Rahul Rughani, Arkisys, Inc.
Dave Barnhart, Arkisys, Inc.

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Next-Generation Earth Observation: Agile Satellites With CMG Cluster for Enhanced Coverage

Andrea Coco, VEOWARE
Simon Debois, VEOWARE

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Optical Telescope Paradigms for High-Performance Cost-Effective SmallSats

Tony Hull, University of New Mexico
Janina Krieg, SCHOTT AG
Florian Gollier, SCHOTT NA
Dustin Ruth, SCHOTT NA
Thomas Westerhoff, SCHOTT AG
Ralf Jedamsik, SCHOTT AG

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Orbital Decay Analysis of UAE Nanosatellites in Low Earth Orbit

Bassam Alfeeli, Orbital Space

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

OrbitCare: A Universal Autonomous In-Orbit Platform for Manufacturing, Servicing, and Debris Mitigation

Rohan Chandratre, Rhythmsoft Space Robotics Inc.
Vishish Behera, XDLINX Space Labs Pvt. Ltd.
Anushree Manwatkar, University of Michigan
Aruma Kushwaha, University of Michigan
Sneha Gayen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

PEEK-Guided Neural Network Pruning for Deployment on Low SWaP Hardware

Mackenzie J. Meni, Technetium Engineering
Blake Gisclair, Florida Institute of Technology
Ryan T. White, Florida Institute of Technology
Trupti Mahendrakar, Technetium Engineering

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Potential Benefits of a Space Domain Awareness Secondary Mission Capability on Proliferated Smallsat Constellations for Cost-Effective Augmentation of Sensor Headcount and Angular Diversity in Terrestrial SDA Enterprises

Paul Day, Booz Allen Hamilton
Tina Schmidt, Booz Allen Hamilton
Micah Chapman, Booz Allen Hamilton
Zackary Werner, Booz Allen Hamilton
Carlos Jimenez, Booz Allen Hamilton
Paul Cronk, Booz Allen Hamilton

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Qualification Challenges of an SADM Using the Slipring Technology

Adrien Guignabert, COMAT
Flavien Deschaux, COMAT
Etienne Magnin-Robert, COMAT
Luc Herrero, COMAT
Jean-Bernard Mondier, CNES

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Qualification Testing and Initial Flights of the Payload Release Module – PRM™ 4-Point Dispensing Mechanism

Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Reaching Higher Orbit - A Quick Guide for Exploration Beyond LEO

John Carrico, Space Exploration Engineering, LLC
Mike Loucks, Space Exploration Engineering, LLC
Alisa Hawkins, Space Exploration Engineering, LLC

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

SCOUT Mission: Satellite Collision Observation and Unified Tracking

Timothy Suxe, University of Colorado Boulder
Linnea Berger, University of Colorado Boulder
Rohan Patel, University of Colorado Boulder
Lauren Ward, University of Colorado Boulder
Frankie Sharman, University of Colorado Boulder
Griffin McKay, University of Colorado Boulder
Shellene Redhorse, University of Colorado Boulder
Ayush Srivastava, University of Colorado Boulder
Barbra Sobhani, University of Colorado Boulder

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Small Satellites, Big Impact: Advancing Space Innovation from Earth to Orbit With the Catapult’s ISAM Test Facility

Dimitris Xydas, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team
Oliver Knappett, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team
Lewis Gray, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team
Alex Goodhand, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team
Jeremy Hadall, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team
Michael Curtis-Rouse, Satellite Applications Catapult ISAM Team

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Smallsats in Earth Science: Pioneering Insights Through the USGEO’s Earth Observation Assessment

Shankar Ramaseri, KBR, Inc.
Jordan Rowe, KBR, Inc.
Ellen Wengert, KBR, Inc.
Kimberly A. Casey, U.S. Geological Survey

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Star Tracker Advancements at a Glance

Steffen Hahn, Jena-Optronik GmbH
Florian Schuh, Jena-Optronik GmbH

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Techniques for Optimizing SWaP-C Through Multi-Phase Clock Distribution

Abigail Eberts, Renesas Electronics America

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

The Move Towards a Modular Spacecraft: Design and Manufacture of RF Components Using Additive Manufacturing

Rupesh Chudasama, Catapult Satellite Applications
Benjamin Falkner, Catapult Satellite Applications
Evangelos Mellios, Catapult Satellite Applications
Hossein Eskandari, Catapult Satellite Applications

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

The Potential of Small Optical Isolators for LEO Satellite Equipment

Tomoaki Toriya, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.
Shuto Goryo, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.
Masaki Ogura, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.
Fumiaki Shiotsu, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.
Toshihisa Okubo, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.
Takashi Kato, KOHOKU Kogyo Co.

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

The Role of Structured Light Sensors in Small Satellite In-Orbit Operations

Linda Ngozwana, MDA Space
Matthew Hand, MDA Space
Aleksander Maslowski, MDA Space
Pete Blacker, MDA Space
Sean Kruszewski, MDA Space
Joshua Longstaffe, MDA Space
Fredric Richardson, MDA Space
Jose Sansano, MDA Space

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Ultra-Compact Deployable Reflectarray Antenna for CubeSat Earth Observation or Science Missions

Cecilia Cappellin, TICRA
Tonny Rubæk, TICRA
Min Zhou, TICRA
Andreas Ericsson, TICRA
Mustafa Murat Bilgic, TICRA
Erik Jørgensen, TICRA

Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT

9:00 AM