Australia probes into space with CubeSats
Australia is expanding its space-based surveillance and communications capability with the next stage of development of new small satellites called CubeSats.
Two separate programmes – Project Buccaneer and the M series – will see deployment of additional satellites that will test Australian Defence Force (ADF) capabilities.
A spokesperson from the Australian Department of Defence told Shephard that, under Project Buccaneer, a second satellite called the Buccaneer Main Mission (BMM) is scheduled to launch via the US Department of Defence Space Test Program in early 2022.
BMM will be a 6U-class CubeSat with a mass of about 12kg, which is twice the size
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