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NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative Selection Recommendations and Integrated Prioritization List OTHER– 2010 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 3/4/11 Hermes University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder CO Chris Koehler 1U ELaNa-I Glory University of Kentucky / Launched 3/4/11 KySat-1 Lexington KY Dr. James Lumpp 1U Kentucky Space ELaNa-I Glory Explorer-1 Launched 3/4/11 Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 1U [Prime] ELaNa-I Glory Launched 11/19/13 SwampSat University of Florida Gainesville FL Dr. Norman Fitz-Coy 1U 39402 ELaNa-IV ORS-3 CSLI SELECTION 1 – 2010 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 10/28/11 1-1 M-Cubed/COVE University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI Dr. James Cutler 1U 37855 ELaNa-III NPP M-Cubed- Launched 12/6/13 Reflight University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI Dr. James Cutler 1U 39469 2/COVE ELaNa-II NROL-39 Launched 9/13/12 1-2 CSSWE University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder CO Dr. Xinlin Li 3U 38761 ELaNa-VI NROL-36 Launched 12/6/13 39463 1-3 FIREBIRD Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 2 x 1.5U ELaNa-II NROL-39 39464 SRI International / Launched 10/28/11 1-4 RAX-2 Menlo Park CA Dr. Rick Doe 3U 37853 University of Michigan ELaNa-III NPP Explorer-1 Launched 10/28/11 1-5 Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 1U 37855 [Prime](Unit 2) ELaNa-III NPP Launched 10/28/11 37851 1-6 DICE Utah State University North Logan UT Charles Swenson 2 x 1.5U ELaNa-III NPP 37852 Medgar Evers College, City Launched 12/6/13 1-7 CUNYSAT-1 Brooklyn NY Dr. Shermane Austin 1U 39470 University of New York ELaNa-II NROL-39 Launched 9/13/12 1-8 CINEMA University of California at Berkeley Berkeley CA Dr. Robert P Lin 3U 38764 ELaNa-VI NROL-36 California Polytechnic State Launched 9/13/12 1-9 CP-5 San Luis Obispo CA Dr Jordi Puig-Suari 1U 38763 University ELaNa-VI NROL-36 Vermont Lunar Launched 11/19/13 1-10 Vermont Technical College Randolph Center VT Prof. Carl Brandon 1U 39407 CubeSat ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Launched 10/28/11 1-11 AubieSat-1 Auburn University Auburn University AL J-M Wersinger 1U 37854 ELaNa-III NPP Launched 10/8/15 1-12 ARC-1 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK Dr. Denise Thorsen 1U 40969 ELaNa-XII NROL-55 6/7/2019 Page 1 of 11 NOTE: color code is based on status CSLI SELECTION 2 – 2011 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 11/19/13 S PhoneSat 2.4 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA Terry Fong 1U 39381 ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Launched 4/18/14 S PhoneSat 2.5 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA Terry Fong 1U 39684 ELaNa-V CRS SpX-3 University of Kentucky / Launched 11/19/13 Reflight KySat-II Lexington KY Dr. James Lumpp 1U 39384 Morehead State University ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Launched 12/6/13 2-2 IPEX Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena CA Dr. Steve Chien 1U 39471 ELaNa-II NROL-39 Massachusetts Institute of Launched 8/14/17 2-5 ASTERIA Cambridge MA Matt Smith 3U 43020 Technology ELaNa-22 CRS SpX-12 Launched 11/19/13 2-6 TJ3Sat Thomas Jefferson High School Alexandria VA Alishan Hassan 1U 39385 ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Morehead State University / Launched 9/13/12 2-7 CXBN Morehead KY Dr. Benjamin Malphrus 2U 38762 Kentucky Space ELaNa-VI NROL-36 Launched 5/20/15 2-13 Lightsail-A The Planetary Society Pasadena CA Doug Stetson 3U 40661 ELaNa-XI AFSPC-5 Launched 10/8/15 2-14 LMRST-Sat Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena CA Courtney Duncan 2U 40971 ELaNa-XII NROL-55 University of Louisiana at Launched 11/19/13 2-15 CAPE-2 Lafayette LA Dr. George Thomas 1U 39382 Lafayette ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Launched 11/19/13 2-16 Ho`oponopono-2 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu HI Dr. Wayne Shiroma 3U 39403 ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Drexel University / US Naval Launched 11/19/13 2-17 DragonSat-1 Philadelphia PA Dr. Jin S. Kang 1U 39383 Academy ELaNa-IV ORS-3 University of Colorado at Launched 4/18/14 2-18 ALL-STAR/THEIA Boulder CO Jessica (JB) Brown 3U 39683 Boulder ELaNa-V CRS SpX-3 Launched 11/19/13 2-19 COPPER St. Louis University St. Louis MO Dr. Michael Swartwout 1U 39395 ELaNa-IV ORS-3 Dr. Christos Launched 11/19/13 2-20 Trailblazer University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 1U 39400 Christodoulou ELaNa-IV ORS-3 6/7/2019 Page 2 of 11 NOTE: color code is based on status CSLI SELECTION 3 – 2012 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 1/31/15 3-1 GRIFEX Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena CA Dr. David Rider 3U ELaNa-X SMAP 40379 Kennedy Manifested ELaNa-25 3-2 CryoCube NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Center FL Mike Harris 3U CRS NG-12 Launched 10/8/15 3-3 BisonSat Salish Kootenai College Pablo MT Timothy Olson 1U ELaNa-XII NROL-55 40968 Manifested ELaNa-XV 3-4 ARMADILLO University of Texas at Austin Austin TX Dr. Noel Clemens 3U STP-2 University of Illinois, Urbana- Launched 12/11/18 3-5 CubeSail Champaign Urbana IL Victoria Coverstone 3U ELaNa-XIX Rocket Lab Electron California Polytechnic State San Luis Launched 1/31/15 3-8 EXOCUBE University Obispo CA Dr. Jordi Puig-Suari 3U ELaNa-X SMAP 40380 Launched 11/3/15 3-10 Argus St. Louis University St. Louis MO Dr. Michael Swartwout 2U ELaNa-VII ORS-4 Reflight Argus St. Louis University St. Louis MO Dr. Michael Swartwout 2U Manifested ELaNa-25 CRS NG-12 Manifested ELaNa-20 3-11 PolarCube University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder CO Chris Koehler 3U Virgin Orbit Launcher One University of Illinois, Urbana- 3-12 LAICE Champaign Urbana IL Gary Swenson 6U Delayed Ready Date Launched 12/6/15 3-13 CADRE University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI Dr. Aaron Ridley 3U ELaNa-IX OA-4 41475 AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Launched 10/8/15 3-14 Fox-1 Satellite Corporation Silver Springs MD Jerry Buxton 1U ELaNa-XII NROL-55 40967 Launched 10/28/14 3-16 CHARM Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena CA Dr. Tony Freeman 3U ELaNa-VIII ORB-3 Manifested ELaNa-25 3-18 NEUTRON-1 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu HI Lloyd French 3U CRS NG-12 Launched 11/3/15 3-19 PrintSat Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 1U ELaNa-VII ORS-4 Reflight PrintSat Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 1U In Development Launched 4/18/14 3-22 TSAT Taylor University Upland IN Dr. Hank Voss 2U ELaNa-V CRS SpX-3 39682 Launched 4/18/14 3-23 KickSat Cornell University Ithaca NY Zachary Manchester 3U ELaNa-V CRS SpX-3 39685 Launched 11/19/13 3-26 ChargerSat-1 University of Alabama Huntsville Huntsville AL Dr. John Gregory 1U ELaNa-IV ORS-3 39405 Launched 8/14/17 3-32 Dellingr NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD Larry Kepko 6U ELaNa-22 CRS SpX-12 43021 Launched 4/18/14 3-33 SporeSat NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA Andres Martinez 3U ELaNa-V CRS SpX-3 39681 6/7/2019 Page 3 of 11 NOTE: color code is based on status CSLI SELECTION 4 - 2013 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 11/12/17 4-1 ISARA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena CA Dr. Richard Hodges 3U 43050 ELaNa-XIII OA-8 Morehead State University / Launched 4/18/17 4-3 CXBN-2 Morehead KY Dr. Benjamin Malphrus 2U 42704 Kentucky Space ELaNa-XVII OA-7 Launched 1/31/15 40377 4-4 FIREBIRD-II Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 2 x 1.5U ELaNa-X SMAP 40378 4-6 IT-SPINS Montana State University Bozeman MT Dr. David Klumpar 3U Delayed Ready Date Merritt Island High School / StangSat / Manifested ELaNa-XV 4-8 California Polytechnic State Merritt Island FL Tracey Beatovich 2U, 1U LEO (CP9) STP-2 University Launched 4/18/17 4-9 IceCube NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD Jeffrey Piepmeier 3U 42705 ELaNa-XVII OA-7 Launched 12/6/15 4-11 MinXSS University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder CO Dr. Scott Palo 3U 41474 ELaNa-IX OA-4 University of Maryland, Baltimore Manifested ELaNa-25 4-14 HARP Baltimore MD Dr. J. Vanderlei Martins 3U County CRS NG-12 Vanderbilt University / Launched 11/18/17 4-15 RadFxSat The Radio Amateur Satellite Nashville TN Dr. Robert Reed 1U 43017 ELaNa-XIV JPSS-1 Corporation Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Launched 11/18/17 4-18 EagleSat-1 Prescott AZ Clayton Jacobs 1U 43018 University, Prescott AZ ELaNa-XIV JPSS-1 The Discovery Museum and 4-19 DISCOSAT-1 Bridgeport CT David Mestre 2U Delayed Ready Date Planetarium University Launched 8/14/17 4-20 OSIRIS-3U Pennsylvania State University PA Dr. Sven Bilén 3U 43027 Park ELaNa-22 CRS SpX-12 Launched 11/12/17 4-21 EcAMSat NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA Stevan Spremo 6U 43019 ELaNa-XIII OA-8 6/7/2019 Page 4 of 11 NOTE: color code is based on status CSLI SELECTION 5 - 2014 Priority CubeSat Name City State POC Cube Size Status ID Launched 9/15/18 5-3 ELFIN University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA Vassilis Angelopoulos 3U 43617 ELaNa-XVIII ICESat-2 5-4 OPAL Utah State University Logan UT Charles Swenson 3U Delayed Ready Date Launched 12/11/18 5-5 CeREs NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD Dr.
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