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A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under 1,200 kg (2,600 lb). While all such satellites can be referred to as "small", different classifications are used to categorize them based on mass. Satellites can be built small to reduce the large economic cost of launch vehicles and the costs associated with construction. Miniature satellites, especially in large numbers, may be more useful than fewer, larger ones for some purposes – for example, gathering of scientific data and radio relay. Technical challenges in the construction of small satellites may include the lack of sufficient power storage or of room for a propulsion system.

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nanosat
miniature object, artificial satellite, 
ESTCube-1, Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator, Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat, Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube, Kinéis, Republic of Haiti, Ekran, Dong Fang Hong 2, satellite, STARS-AO, ESTCube-2, Ashkenaz, Tarshish, Sikh Confederacy, Persia, Kingdom of Wolaita, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Havilah, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chinland, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, 

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  STARS-AO ⓘ
  Japanese CubeSat space telescope

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  ESTCube-1 ⓘ
  Estonian nanosatellite

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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 - Miniature Elevator ⓘ
  Japanese tethered nano-satellite which reentered in 2021

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

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

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  Kinéis ⓘ
  nanosatellite constellation project

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NanoSatellite Engineering Professional Certification by KSF Space

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space instrument	2018	STARS-AO	CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft, nanosatellite, space telescope	Wikidata
class	space object	2013	ESTCube-1	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, technology demonstration spacecraft, nanosatellite	Wikidata
class	space object	2016	Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Cube	tethered satellite, former entity, nanosatellite, CubeSat, technology demonstration spacecraft	Wikidata
class	space object	2018	Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Miniature Elevator	tethered satellite, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft, nanosatellite, CubeSat	Wikidata
class	space object	2021	Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite - Elevator CubeSat	technology demonstration spacecraft, nanosatellite, former entity, CubeSat, tethered satellite	Wikidata
class	space object	2023	ESTCube-2	CubeSat, Earth observation satellite, former entity, technology demonstration spacecraft, nanosatellite	Wikidata
organisation	organisation	2018	Kinéis	nanosatellite	Wikidata
commons	image		NanoSatellite Engineering Professional Certification by KSF Space		Commons