Educational and amateur radio
Demonstration of high-speech data transmission in amateur radio band; demonstration of on-orbit measurement system
Monitoring the prevalence of the Chagas disease in the Chaco region of Paraguay.
"Led by the University of Manchester as a part of DISCOVERER Project, the primary aim of the SOAR mission is to test and characterize new materials that can reduce the experienced drag and increase aerodynamic performance in low altitude orbits."
"Will use multispectral and near-infrared cameras to examine impacts of large-scale disturbances (e.g., forest fires) on forests. Selected for launch by NASA?s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) as part of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites-36 (ELaNa-36) mission complement, sponsored by the NASA Launch Services Program (LSP)."
"Acquire satellite technology through the design process, design review, assembly, integration and testing. "