Jakob Bauer’s scientific contributions

... They can also be launched as secondary payloads, utilizing excess capacity on larger launch vehicles. Moreover, miniaturized satellites can be designed more affordably and are easier to mass-produce (Levchenko et al., 2018a;Wolfgang et al., 2023;Lian et al., 2023). Another primary reason for developing small satellites is the opportunity to perform tasks that large satellites cannot, such as constellations for low data rate communications, data collection from multiple points on the Earth's surface, in-orbit inspection of larger satellites, university research, testing or qualification of new https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2024.05.039 0273-1177/Ó 2024 COSPAR. ...

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Design and performance of a micro-pulsed plasma thruster used in miniaturized satellites