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SUMMARY:Small Satellites — Big Science: A Review of Astrophysical and Co
 smophysical Experiments on CubeSats and Microsatellites
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Andrey Mayorov (National Research Nuclear University
  MEPhI)\nOver the past decade\, small satellite platforms — especially C
 ubeSat nanosatellites and microsatellites with masses of up to several ten
 s of kilograms — have undergone a profound transformation from education
 al tools into fully fledged scientific platforms. This shift is particular
 ly pronounced in astrophysics and cosmic-ray physics. Compact detectors ba
 sed on various types of scintillators coupled with silicon photomultiplier
 s\, as well as lightweight silicon microstrip and pixel detectors\, are no
 w operating in orbit. Space companies\, together with scientists\, student
 s\, and even schoolchildren\, are developing concepts for constellations o
 f satellites carrying small scientific instruments\, which enable monitori
 ng of various objects — for example\, tracking gamma-ray bursts\, observ
 ing solar flares and energetic particles\, and solving many other problems
 . This review examines both flown and in-development missions\, including 
 GRBAlpha\, VZLUSAT-2\, GRBBeta\, BurstCube\, AGILE\, NATALIA and others\, 
 their scientific goals\, technical solutions\, and observational results. 
 The analysis shows that small satellites have already provided the detecti
 on of about 360 gamma-ray transients\, low-latency response to extreme eve
 nts such as GRB 221009A\, and measurements of cosmic-ray flux characterist
 ics. The review concludes by discussing the prospects for next-generation 
 constellations such as COMCUBE-S and argues that small satellites are tran
 sitioning from "technology demonstration" to "scientific contribution\," b
 ecoming indispensable for solving many problems of modern astronomy and as
 trophysics.\n\nhttps://indico.particle.mephi.ru/event/626/contributions/61
 26/
LOCATION:Sevastopol Hotel
URL:https://indico.particle.mephi.ru/event/626/contributions/6126/
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