Proceedings of 8th International Workshop on Lean Satellite – 2026

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Presentations

The proceedings are posted by keynote and session. Please note that the order may differ from the program order.

Keynote

• OVERVIEW OF THE NASA SMALL SPACECRAFT & DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS PROGRAM by ROGER HUNTER(NASA)
• ESA’s Zero Debris approach: Addressing Challenges and Crafting Opportunities for Small Satellite Missions by Sibyl-Anna De Curson(ESA)
• Orbital Launch and Access to Space Supporting Scientific and Technological Advancement by Matteo Bartolini(D-Orbit)
• History of Lean Satellite Hosting through three companies and missisons by F. Brent Abbott(Rogue Space Systems)
• NASA's Small Spacecraft Systems Virtual Institute - An Update by Bruce Yost(NASA S3VI)

Session1

• ESA IOD CubeSat Missions: Status and Future Potential. by Nori Ait-Mohammed(ESA)
• Lean Manufacturing of Solar Arrays for Constellation Programs: A Practical Success Case in Industrialization of Power Subsystems by Jaime Solano(DHV Technology)
• Parallelized LeanSat Development via the Open Source Community | A PROVES Project Update by Michael Pham(Open Source Space Foundation | Cal Poly Pomona)
• A Lean and Intelligent Optical Remote Sensing Payload by Jyh-Ching Juang(National Cheng Kung University)
• A Model-Based Systems Engineering Approach to the Design of an Electrical Power System for a Lean Satellite by Juan Jose Rojas Hernandez(Tecnologico de Costa Rica)
• Radian: Cloud-Based Thermal Tools for Rapid Satellite Design by David Criado(Radian Systems)
• Fast Deployment of Mission Control Software: Lessons from the Yaoki Lunar Mission by Alejandro Sela(JAOPS)
• Characterisation and flight operations of passive magnetic attitude control system of MO-1 CubeSat by Maximilien Berthet(University of Tokyo)

Session2

• Internet-of-Things, Space Traffic Management and Earth Observation tasks on-board a 1U CubeSat: Final Results from the WildTrackCube-SIMBA mission by Paolo Marzioli(Sapienza University of Rome)
• Space Sustainability Solution Scale-Up Implementation by Kuang-Han Ke(Gran Systems Co.、 Ltd.)
• Detecting Anomalous Satellites in Constellations Using Sigma-Based Statistics and Moran’s I Spatial Analysis by David Chew Vee Kuan(Orbitorus)
• Orbital Control of Small Satellites via Sail Technologies by Luis Cormier(University of Nottingham)
• Overview of Undergraduate Participation in the CUKET Lean Satellite and Rocket Projects by MARIKO TERAMOTO(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Near real-time insights generation with scaling Hyperfield constellation and automated AI-based analytics by Tuomas Tikka(Kuva Space)
• From Lean Concepts to Lean Constellations: Applying Agile、 Distributed、 and Edge-Enabled Architectures for Rapid Space Value Delivery by Joseph Casas(NASA )
• Africa’s Orbital Ascent: Emerging Trends & Opportunities by Engr. Femi ISHOLA(Phemotron Systems )
• Amorcell*: a 100% cellulose structural material for carbon-neutral and space applications by SHOSAKU KASHIWADA(Kami Shoji Co.、 Ltd.)
• Development、 Verification、 and On-Orbit Operations of the COSMIC 3U CubeSat by Dohyeon Park(Yonsei University)
• In-Orbit Processing of Optical Data on Small Satellites by Marco Schmidt(University of Wuerzburg)
• SDR-Based added value solutions, including: LEO-PNT, Interference Detection and Spectrum Awareness from Lean Small Satellites: In-Orbit Results and Technology Roadmap by Antonio Vazquez Garcia(Alen Space)
• Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost、 Portable Optical Ground Station for LEO Sat、 by Fernando Aguado Agelet(University of Vigo)
• Edge computers for OE missions by Niklas Ulfvarson(Unibap Space Solutions AB)

Session3

• Hosted Payload as Lean approach to Payload Proof of Concept by Daniel Rockberger(Modulus Space Insights)
• Development of a Flexible Satellite Bus Architecture with an Expanded Envelope for Hosted Payloads by Yoshikazu Mukaeda(ArkEdge Space Inc.)
• Mission and Systems Design of Orbital Docking and Integration Nexus (ODIN) by Nishanth Pushparaj(University of Nottingham)
• LauncherScanner: Your Place Toward Space by Cesar Bernal(LauncherScanner)

Session4

• The OreSat Project: a Decade of Technological and Programmatic Evolution by Andrew Greenberg(Portland State University)
• Overview of the LEOPARD Satellite and Lessons Learned from Flight Model Integration and Testing by NECMI CIHAN ORGER(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Five Satellites、 Five Months: How PROVES Delivered Rapid、 Reliable、 and Open Software by Ines Khouider and Michael Starch(Open Source Space Foundation)
• Mission classification toward lean satellite mission assurance by MENGU CHO(Kyushu Institute of Technology/ Chiba Institute of Technology)

Poster Session

• Automated Visual Inspection for Vibrational Testing of Space Systems by Luca Fortebraccio(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• A Lightweight PIC-Raspberry Pi Payload Control Architecture for Camera Missions in CubeSats by Nova Maras Nurul Khamsah(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Leveraging Direwolf in Orbit: The CABUREI-4S Open-Source APRS System for the Kumo 3U CubeSat by Sirash Sayanju(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Structural Analysis of 3U CubeSat with a Magnet-based Intersatellite Separation Mechanism by Lester Solaina(Nagoya University)
• Thermal Design and On-Orbit Temperature Evaluation of the 3U CubeSat BIRDS-RPM “KUMO” by Chisato Arakawa(Kyushu Institute of Technology )
• Lessons from Student CanSat Missions as a Testbed for a Unified COTS Avionics Bus toward Lean Satellite Development by SungHo Lee(Yonsei University)
• Modern Guidance and Control for nanosatellites via On-board Convex Optimization and Artificial Intelligence. by Franklin Josue Ticona Coaquira(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Development of an Educational CubeSat Training Kit for High School Students by Yukihisa Otani(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• A CubeSat Rail Integrated Slot Antenna for S-band communication by Daisuke Nakayama(Kyushu Institute of Technology )
• Project Morazan: A Regional Space Initiative Integrating a 1U CubeSat and Monitoring System for Hydrometeorological Hazard Mitigation by Galindo Rosales Reynel Josue(Kyushu Institute of Technology/ Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras)
• A Lightweight Fault-Injection Framework for Generating Satellite Firmware Reliability Datasets Using FreeRTOS on the RP2040 by HUSSEINAT ETTI-BALOGUN(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Development、 Integration、 and Mechanical Verification of a Modular eOBC Using a 120-Pin Card-Edge Interface by Eyoas Areda(Kyushu Institute of Technology )
• Electrical Power System Design、 Integration and Verification for BIRDS-RPM: KUMO 3U CubeSat Satellite Project by Sol Maria Chamorro Armoa(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Callisto-Sat: Optimizing Satellite Development Time by Kenoi Salvador(Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory)
• Implementation of Telemetry Parsing and Visualisation for BIRDS-RPM CubeSat by Husseinat Etti-Balogun(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Development of a Next-Generation Hybrid On-board Computer for the BIRDS BUS platform by Karen Wendy Vidaurre Torrez(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Design、 Implementation and performance analysis of a Pyramid-Configured ADCS for Small Satellites by Malek Sghaier(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Development and Operation of MIMAN CubeSat: Results and Lessons Learned by Dae-Eun Kang(Yonsei University)
• Toward a Compact and Robust CNN-Based Star Tracker: A Fast-Prototyping Approach Using FPGA Edge-AI Acceleration by Ho、 Chang-Lun(kyushu Institute of Technology)
• OBSERVING SYSTEM SIMULATION EXPERIMENTS RELATED TO THE NASA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY AND VEGETATION DECADAL SURVEY INCUBATION STUDY FOCUSED ON SAR SATELLITE ACQUISITION PLANNING by Laetitia(Politecnico di Torino)
• Implementation and Verification of a COTS-based Satellite IoT End-Node using LoRa P2P Communication by Yonghoon Chung(Yonsei University)
• Design and Development Updates on the MAYA-7 CubeSat Antenna Subsystem by Joannarose Congzon(University of the Philippines-Diliman)
• ADCS Subsystem Design、 Integration、 and Testing for the BIRDS-RPM Satellite by Ernesto Cortes(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• System Architecture and Technology Demonstrations of the BIRDS-RPM 3U CubeSat Mission by Ernesto Cortes(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Porting NASA cFS to RTEMS on Raspberry Pi 4B for a Low-Cost RTOS-Based FSW Testbed by Kweon Hyeokjin(Yonsei University)
• Design、 Development and Testing of the Attitude Determination and Control System for the 3U LEOPARD CubeSat by Mehmet Esit(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Preliminary Mission Design of TURAN-1 Earth Observation CubeSat by Victor Hugo Schulz(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Development of a Ground-Based High-Precision Orbit Prediction Module for CubeSat Operations by Cheong Kwonwoo(Yonsei University)
• Bus Development and AIT of the 6U BEE-1000 CubeSat for Space-Based Protein CrystallizationBus Development and AIT of the 6U BEE-1000 CubeSat for Space-Based Protein Crystallization by Jaeheon Cheong(Yonsei University)
• Design and Implementation of a Lean Ground Station Architecture for CubeSat Mission Operations by Jaein Lee(Yonsei University)
• Analysis of Thermal Performance of Surface Coatings for Passive Thermal Control of CubeSats by SANGHYUN OH(Yonsei University)
• Development and Environmental Verification of a Deployable Payload for CubeSats by Dooyoung Jeong(Yonsei University)
• RPPL: A Newly Established Lean Satellite Development Hub Enabling Rapid Prototyping and Accessible Pathways to Space in Tokyo by Fahd MOUMNI(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Hazard Control Using Shape Memory Alloy in the Safety Review by Kaito Hamada(Kyushu Institute of Technology)
• Additively manufactured、 bistable、 compliant hinge for in-space structure deployment by Henrik H. Ovrebo(Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))

Workshop photo

Group Photo (2026/Jan/13)