FrontierSat
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FrontierSat is a future atmospheric science and technology demonstration space mission in the form of a 3U CubeSat-type small satellite.[1] The spacecraft was developed by "CalgaryToSpace", a team of University of Calgary students.[2][3][4][5] Its development was supported by University of Calgary, the Canadian Space Agency,[6] and the European Space Agency's Fly Your Satellite! program.[7][8] FrontierSat carries two payloads.[8] The Mini Plasma Imager (MPI), based on thermal ion imagers of ESA's Swarm mission, is designed to study the aurora-like STEVE phenomenon. The camera-monitored Deployable Composite Lattice Boom (DCLB) will test boom deployment technology.[6][9] The satellite is expected to launch in May 2026 on a Falcon 9 rocket.[10]