technology demonstration spacecraft

spacecraft used to demonstrate experimental technologies

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experimental satellite; experimental spacecraft; technology demonstration satellite
artificial satellite, technology demonstration, 
Lincoln Experimental Satellite, TV-D2, TV-D1, Gaganyaan-1, W-Series, SRET, Small Demonstration Satellite, Nimbus program, MiTEx, Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, BlueWalker 1, BGUSAT, BeeSat-1, Barry 1, Asgardia-1, ARDUSAT X, 

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  Advanced Composite Solar Sail System ⓘ
  NASA solar sail technology demonstration mission

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  Asgardia-1 ⓘ
  former CubeSat operated by Asgardia

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  ICUBE-Q ⓘ
  Pakistani and Chinese lunar satellite

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  IKAROS ⓘ
  uncrewed Japanese experimental solar sail space probe

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  KnackSat ⓘ
  

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  KySat-2 ⓘ
  former American CubeSat

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  M-Cubed-2 ⓘ
  American CubeSat

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  NanoSail-D2 ⓘ
  NASA CubeSat designed to test deployment of solar sails

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  NEE-01 Pegaso ⓘ
  Ecuadorian satellite

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  NEE-02 Krysaor ⓘ
  Ecuadorian satellite

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  OPTOS ⓘ
  technology demonstration satellite

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  PREFIRE 1 ⓘ
  NASA CubeSat studying Earth's infrared radiation

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  PREFIRE 2 ⓘ
  NASA CubeSat studying Earth's infrared radiation

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  PROBA-V Companion CubeSat ⓘ
  ESA Earth observation follow-on satellite

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  Seeker ⓘ
  CubeSat built to demonstrate inspection of other spacecraft

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  SGSat ⓘ
  former American CubeSat

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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2018

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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2022

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  Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2021

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  Spei Satelles ⓘ
  cubesat: the Vatican's first satellite

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  STARS-AO ⓘ
  Japanese CubeSat space telescope

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  TurkSat-3USat ⓘ
  Turkish communications nanosatellite

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  Maya-1 ⓘ
  nanosatellite of the Philippines

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  Maya-2 ⓘ
  Philippine CubeSat

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  Maya-3 ⓘ
  Philippine CubeSat

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  ³Cat-4 ⓘ
  Spanish technology demonstration CubeSat

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  AAUSAT-II ⓘ
  CubeSat

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  Al Farabi-1 ⓘ
  42016

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  ArduSat 1 ⓘ
  39412

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  ARDUSAT X ⓘ
  

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  Barry 1 ⓘ
  failed technology demonstration satellite by Rogue Space Systems

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  BeeSat-1 ⓘ
  German satellite

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  BGUSAT ⓘ
  Ben Gurion University cubesat, technology demonstration and atmospheric sensing

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  BlueWalker 1 ⓘ
  American communications and technology demonstration satellite

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  CanX-1 ⓘ
  Canadian technology demonstration picosatellite

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  CanX-2 ⓘ
  Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite

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  CanX-7 ⓘ
  Canadian technology demonstration nanosatellite

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  CAS-2T ⓘ
  ham radio Chinese satellite

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  Charlie ⓘ
  American CubeSat

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  CLIMB ⓘ
  proposed research satellite

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  Compass-1 ⓘ
  German amateur radio satellite

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  Compass-2 ⓘ
  the second satellite series designed by FH Aachen and RWTH Aachen students

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  CubeBug-1 ⓘ
  Cubesat built in Argentina

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  CubeBug-2 ⓘ
  Cubesat built in Argentina

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  Cubesat XI-IV ⓘ
  Japanese CubeSat

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  Curium One ⓘ
  German technology demonstration CubeSat

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  Delfi-C3 ⓘ
  Dutch CubeSat satellite

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  DeorbitSail-1 ⓘ
  satellite testing deorbit technology

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  Dove-2 ⓘ
  Earth observation satellite

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  EnduroSat One ⓘ
  CubeSat launched from the ISS in 2018

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  ESTCube-1 ⓘ
  Estonian nanosatellite

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  ESTCube-2 ⓘ
  Estonian nanosatellite which failed to deploy after launch

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  F-1 ⓘ
  Vietnamese satellite

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  GeneSat-1 ⓘ
  NASA's nanosatellite

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  GRBBeta ⓘ
  Slovakian/Hungarian technology demonstration CubeSat

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  Hayato-2 ⓘ
  Japanese technology demonstration CubeSat

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  Hermes ⓘ
  American CubeSat, lost in a launch failure

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  ISTSat-1 ⓘ
  Portuguese nanosatellite

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  ITF-1 ⓘ
  Japanese technology demonstration CubeSat

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  ITUpSAT1 ⓘ
  Turkish CubeSat satellite

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  Kiku ⓘ
  series of Japanese technology demonstration spacecraft

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  KySat-1 ⓘ
  American CubeSat, lost in a launch failure

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  LightSail-1 ⓘ
  former solar sail spacecraft demonstrator

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  LightSail-2 ⓘ
  solar sail spacecraft demonstrator

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  M-Cubed ⓘ
  former American CubeSat

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  MaSat-1 ⓘ
  Satellite

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  MiTEx ⓘ
  family of satellites

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  NanoSail-D ⓘ
  NASA CubeSat designed to test deployment of solar sails, lost in a launch failure

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  Navigation Technology Satellite ⓘ
  series of U.S. military navigation technology demonstration satellites

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  Negai ☆" ⓘ
  former Japanese student satellite

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  Nimbus program ⓘ
  second-generation U.S. robotic spacecraft

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  Niwaka ⓘ
  Japanese CubeSat satellite

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  OPUSat ⓘ
  Japanese technology demonstration CubeSat

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  OrigamiSat-1 ⓘ
  Japanese CubeSat

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  PicoDragon ⓘ
  39413

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  PicoSAT ⓘ
  microsatellite testing electronic components/systems in space conditions

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  QuakeSat ⓘ
  earth Observation nanosatellite

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  Raiko ⓘ
  Japanese satellite

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  ROBUSTA-3A ⓘ
  French technology demonstration CubeSat

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  Small Demonstration Satellite ⓘ
  series of Japanese satellites

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  SOMP ⓘ
  German technology demonstration satellite

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  SOMP 2 ⓘ
  failed German technology demonstration and amateur radio satellite

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  SOMP 2b ⓘ
  German technology demonstration and amateur radio satellite

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  SRET ⓘ
  

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  StudSat ⓘ
  

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  SUCHAI ⓘ
  first artificial satellite designed and developed locally in Chile

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  TechEdSat ⓘ
  space technology development program

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  TechEdSat 1 ⓘ
  American experimental satellite

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  TechEdSat 3p ⓘ
  

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  TIsat-1 ⓘ
  

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  UPM-Sat ⓘ
  series of Spanish technology demonstration microsatellites

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  Veronika ⓘ
  Slovak nanosatellite, presented as first pink and family satellite

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  W-Series ⓘ
  model of materials manufacturing spacecraft by Varda Space Industries

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  Lincoln Experimental Satellite ⓘ
  series of experimental satellites built by Lincoln Laboratory

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  Shiyan ⓘ
  Chinese satellite program

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  Gaganyaan-1 ⓘ
  Indian spaceflight, planned 2024

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  TV-D1 ⓘ
  2023 Indian space vehicle test flight

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  TV-D2 ⓘ
  

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	orbit		Advanced Composite Solar Sail System	CubeSat, solar sail, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Asgardia-1	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		ICUBE-Q	CubeSat, lunar orbiter, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		IKAROS	space probe, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		KnackSat	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		KySat-2	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		M-Cubed-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		NanoSail-D2	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		NEE-01 Pegaso	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		NEE-02 Krysaor	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		OPTOS	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		PREFIRE 1	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		PREFIRE 2	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		PROBA-V Companion CubeSat	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Seeker	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		SGSat	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator	CubeSat, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, tethered satellite,	Wikidata
class	orbit		Spei Satelles	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		STARS-AO	CubeSat, nanosatellite, space telescope, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit		TurkSat-3USat	CubeSat, communications satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit	2018	Maya-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit	2021	Maya-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	orbit	2021	Maya-3	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		³Cat-4	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		AAUSAT-II	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Al Farabi-1	CubeSat, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ArduSat 1	ArduSat, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ARDUSAT X	ArduSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Barry 1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		BeeSat-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		BGUSAT	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		BlueWalker 1	CubeSat, communications satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CanX-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CanX-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CanX-7	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CAS-2T	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Charlie	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CLIMB	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, proposed entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Compass-1	COMPASS, amateur radio satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Compass-2	COMPASS, CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CubeBug-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		CubeBug-2	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Cubesat XI-IV	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Curium One	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Delfi-C3	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		DeorbitSail-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Dove-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		EnduroSat One	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ESTCube-1	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ESTCube-2	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, former entity, nanosatellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		F-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		GeneSat-1	CubeSat, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		GRBBeta	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Hayato-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Hermes	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ISTSat-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ITF-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ITUpSAT1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Kiku	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		KySat-1	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		LightSail-1	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		LightSail-2	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		M-Cubed	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		MaSat-1	CubeSat, artificial satellite of the Earth, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		MiTEx	military satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		NanoSail-D	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Navigation Technology Satellite	navigation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Negai ☆"	CubeSat, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Nimbus program	technology demonstration spacecraft, weather satellite,	Wikidata
class	space object		Niwaka	CubeSat, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		OPUSat	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		OrigamiSat-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		PicoDragon	CubeSat, artificial satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		PicoSAT	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		QuakeSat	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Raiko	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		ROBUSTA-3A	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Small Demonstration Satellite	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		SOMP	CubeSat, artificial satellite of the Earth, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		SOMP 2	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		SOMP 2b	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		SRET	spacecraft, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		StudSat	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		SUCHAI	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		TechEdSat	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		TechEdSat 1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		TechEdSat 3p	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		TIsat-1	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		UPM-Sat	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		Veronika	CubeSat, amateur radio satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object		W-Series	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object	1965	Lincoln Experimental Satellite	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	space object	2004	Shiyan	technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	spaceflight		Gaganyaan-1	spaceflight, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	spaceflight		TV-D1	spaceflight, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata
class	spaceflight		TV-D2	spaceflight, technology demonstration spacecraft,	Wikidata