SYS.CALENDAR // COMPLETE SYMPOSIA & OPEN-ACCESS PROCEEDINGS ARCHIVE (1987–2027)

Small Satellite Conferences, Workshops & Proceedings Archive

From the inaugural 1st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (October 1987), the 2000–2001 CubeSat & P-POD papers, and the 2009–2013 PocketQube workshops through the 40th SmallSat Conference and 77th IAC (October 2026) to upcoming 2027 symposia—complete with copyright-safe links to official open-access proceedings repositories and DOIs.

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OPEN-ACCESS REPOSITORY // 1987–2026

USU DigitalCommons SmallSat Archive

Full-text open-access proceedings of the 1st through 40th Annual AIAA/USU Conferences on Small Satellites.

digitalcommons.usu.edu

OPEN-ACCESS REPOSITORY // 2004–2026

Cal Poly CubeSat Workshop Archive

Presentations, CDS revisions, and flight anomaly reports from the Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop.

digitalcommons.calpoly.edu

SYMPOSIUM B4 // IAF DIGITAL LIBRARY

IAC Small Satellite Symposium (B4)

International Astronautical Congress (IAC) Symposium B4 papers and metadata through IAC 2026.

dl.iafastro.directory

CC BY 4.0 // NADIR LAB. MONOGRAPHS

nadir lab. Research & Master BibTeX

Open-access monographs (SQ-R-001 to SQ-R-004) and 127-entry bibliography with BibTeX/RIS export.

/research/ & /references/ →
UpcomingIAC Symposium B4 → ·Poznań, Poland

78th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2027) — 34th IAA Small Satellite Symposium (B4)

Global astronautics congress featuring the 34th IAA Symposium on Small Satellite Missions (B4), university CubeSat/PocketQube sessions, and zero-debris regulatory tracks.

Organizer: International Astronautical Federation (IAF) & POLSA

UpcomingAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

41st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2027)

Next-generation commercial and scientific CubeSat/PocketQube architectures, high-rate optical downlinks, and cislunar constellation operations.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

UpcomingCal Poly CDW·San Luis Obispo, California, USA

24th Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop (CDW 2027)

CubeSat Design Specification (CDS), P-POD and 6U/12U tab dispenser qualification, university flight anomalies, and FCC/IARU licensing workshops.

Organizer: Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory

UpcomingAMSAT & IEEE → ·Big Sky, Montana, USA

2027 IEEE Aerospace Conference — Small Satellites & CubeSat Engineering Track

Peer-reviewed aerospace engineering sessions covering miniature spacecraft avionics, radiation effects in COTS, ADCS algorithms, and deployable mechanisms.

Organizer: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (AESS)

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAMSAT & IEEE → ·Jacksonville, Florida, USA

44th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting (2026)

Amateur radio CubeSat and PocketQube engineering reviews, GOLF-TEE and Fox-Plus program status, VHF/UHF telemetry operations, and IARU spectrum coordination.

Organizer: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

Completed · Proceedings PublishedIAC Symposium B4 → ·Antalya, Türkiye

77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) — 33rd IAA Symposium on Small Satellites (B4)

Global astronautics congress featuring the 33rd IAA Small Satellite Symposium (B4): university CubeSat/PocketQube flight results, autonomous constellations, and 5-year deorbit compliance.

Organizer: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

40th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2026)

40th Anniversary edition of the flagship global SmallSat, CubeSat, and picosatellite engineering conference.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedESA CubeSat & 4S → ·Forte Village, Sardinia, Italy

ESA / CNES / DLR 4S Symposium 2026 (Small Satellites Systems and Services)

Biennial European symposium on small-satellite propulsion, optical communications, ECSS product assurance, and constellation operations.

Organizer: European Space Agency (ESA), CNES & DLR

Completed · Proceedings PublishedCal Poly CDW → ·Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

23rd Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop (CDW 2026)

CubeSat Design Specification (CDS), rideshare dispenser interfaces, battery safety inhibit verification, and university lessons learned.

Organizer: Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAMSAT & IEEE → ·Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport North, Phoenix, AZ, USA

43rd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting (2025)

Amateur satellite V/U/S-band transponders, UHF telemetry protocols, IARU spectrum coordination, and open SatNOGS ground station decoders.

Organizer: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)

Completed · Proceedings PublishedIAC Symposium B4 → ·Sydney, Australia

76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025) — 32nd IAA Small Satellite Symposium (B4)

Asia-Pacific and global university CubeSat/PocketQube constellations, Transporter-12/13/14 flight heritage, and cislunar deep-space nanosatellites.

Organizer: International Astronautical Federation (IAF) & SIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

39th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2025)

Tactical and scientific small-satellite constellations, high-efficiency deployable arrays, and Solar Cycle 25 orbital drag modeling.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedCal Poly CDW → ·Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California, USA

22nd Annual CubeSat Developers Workshop (CDW 2025)

CubeSat Design Specification (CDS Rev 14.1), rideshare dispenser qualification, and university CubeSat flight operations.

Organizer: Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory

Completed · Proceedings PublishedIAC Symposium B4 → ·Milan, Italy

75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024) — 31st IAA Small Satellite Symposium (B4)

Held days after ESA Hera’s launch; featured deep-space 6U CubeSats (LICIACube, Milani, Juventas), Ariane 6 VA262 university CubeSats, and European PocketQube constellations.

Organizer: IAF & AIDAA / ASI / Leonardo

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

38th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2024)

Automated constellation management, NASA PY4 4-PocketQube ranging results, and propulsionless differential-drag station-keeping.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

37th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2023)

Flight results from Artemis I 6U CubeSats, CAPSTONE NRHO navigation, ASI LICIACube DART asteroid flyby, and Transporter-3/5/6/8 PocketQube cohorts.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

36th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2022)

CAPSTONE ballistic lunar transfer commissioning, Transporter-3 21-PocketQube cluster telemetry (Delfi-PQ, Grizu-263A, EASAT-2, HADES), and FCC 5-year deorbit rule preparation.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Virtual (hosted by Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA)

35th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2021)

SpaceX Transporter-1 (143-satellite rideshare) commissioning, Soyuz-2.1a UniSat-7 PocketQube deployments (SMOG-1, DIY-1, STECCO), and open-source QUBIK picosatellites.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Virtual (hosted by Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA)

34th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2020)

Alba Cluster 2 (Rocket Lab Electron Flight 10) in-orbit results: SMOG-P global UHF spectrum map, ATL-1 thermal insulation test, and FossaSat-1 LoRa telemetry.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

33rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2019)

Featured NASA JPL’s MarCO-A/B (Mission of the Year) following the first interplanetary 6U CubeSat Mars flyby and InSight EDL telemetry relay.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

32nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2018)

Pre-Mars cruise operations of MarCO-A/B, formalization of Issue 1 of the PocketQube Standard (Alba Orbital, TU Delft, GAUSS), and high-throughput optical CubeSat downlinks.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

30th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2016)

Empirical reliability and infant-mortality studies across the first 400+ CubeSats, alongside commercial 3U Earth-observation constellation scaling.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

28th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2014)

First orbital flight results of the November 2013 Dnepr PocketQube pioneers ($50SAT, WREN, BeakerSat-1, QubeScout-S1), FUNcube-1 (AO-73), Delfi-n3Xt, and Planet Labs Flock-1.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

27th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2013)

Pre-launch qualification of the first UniSat-5 PocketQube cohort ($50SAT, WREN, BeakerSat-1, QubeScout-S1) and 3U Earth-observation nanosatellites.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

23rd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2009)

Introduction of the 50×50×50 mm (1P) PocketQube concept by Prof. Bob Twiggs (Morehead State University) and flight results from PSLV-C9 (Delfi-C3, CanX-2, AAUSAT-II).

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedCal Poly CDW·Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA

1st Annual CubeSat Developers' Summer Workshop (2004)

Post-flight engineering review of the world’s first six CubeSats launched on Eurockot (30 June 2003: XI-IV, CUTE-1, AAU CubeSat, DTUsat-1, CanX-1, QuakeSat), held at Utah State University alongside the 18th AIAA/USU SmallSat Conference.

Organizer: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo & Stanford SSDL

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAMSAT & IEEE → ·Big Sky, Montana, USA

2001 IEEE Aerospace Conference — Publication of the Foundational CubeSat & P-POD Paper

Landmark peer-reviewed publication of the 10 cm CubeSat mechanical standard and the Poly Picosatellite Orbital Deployer (P-POD) by Cal Poly engineers.

Organizer: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

14th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (SmallSat 2000)

Historic conference presentation introducing the 10×10×10 cm CubeSat standard and the OPAL picosatellite deployer heritage by Stanford SSDL and Cal Poly.

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA

Completed · Proceedings PublishedAIAA/USU SmallSat → ·Logan, Utah, USA

1st Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites (Inaugural SmallSat 1987)

Founding of the world’s premier small-satellite engineering conference series, uniting early microsatellite pioneers (UoSAT, NUSAT, AMSAT-OSCAR, GLOMR).

Organizer: Utah State University & AIAA