FORnanoSatellites - Innovations in Nano-satellites - A Bavarian Research Alliance
Fey D, Schilling K, Franke J, Schmidt M, Fuchs C (2026)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2026
Journal
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Book Volume: 15839 LNCS
Pages Range: 471-476
Conference Proceedings Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Event location: Kiel, DEU
ISBN: 9783032032805
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-03281-2_34
Abstract
The research alliance “FORnanoSatellites - Innovations in nano-satellites - Advanced assembly and mounting technology (AMT), packaging, computing technology, and applications”, funded by the Bavarian Research Foundation, pursues the design a new generation of nano-satellites, which have a spatial dimension of a few dm3 and mass of only a few kilograms. In the ‘New Space’ sector, nano-satellites are already opening up a wide range of applications in telecommunications, earth observation, and navigation in a cost-effective manner, e.g. in multisatellite networks. Standardization approaches are intended to support a cost-efficient production of hundreds of satellites. FORnanoSatellites intends to carry out research work to boost the development of small-scale production of nano-satellites in the long term. Open research challenges are in (i) the area of computer architecture for processing data. Furthermore, for the success of this technology (ii) a new mounting and interconnection 3D stacking technology of all components is required and a web configurator is foreseen to support the design of nano-satellites. To ensure reliable operation under harsh space conditions, (iii) appropriate redundancy concepts must be considered in hardware and software. Furthermore, we a (iv) new optical communication in nano-satellites and a new concept for a satellite bus is aspired. As already discussed at NASA and ESA for larger satellites, the computer architecture should also open up RISC-V and FPGA processor technology for nano-satellites.
Authors with CRIS profile
Dietmar Fey
Lehrstuhl für Informatik 3 (Rechnerarchitektur)
Jörg Franke
Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS)
Involved external institutions
Zentrum für Telematik e.V.
Germany (DE)
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Germany (DE)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / German Aerospace Center
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Germany (DE)
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) / German Aerospace Center
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Fey, D., Schilling, K., Franke, J., Schmidt, M., & Fuchs, C. (2026). FORnanoSatellites - Innovations in Nano-satellites - A Bavarian Research Alliance. In Sven Tomforde, Christian Krupitzer, Stéphane Vialle, Estela Suarez, Thilo Pionteck (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Computer Science (pp. 471-476). Kiel, DEU: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
MLA:
Fey, Dietmar, et al. "FORnanoSatellites - Innovations in Nano-satellites - A Bavarian Research Alliance." Proceedings of the 38th International Conference on Architecture of Computing Systems, ARCS 2025, Kiel, DEU Ed. Sven Tomforde, Christian Krupitzer, Stéphane Vialle, Estela Suarez, Thilo Pionteck, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. 471-476.
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