1. a small artificial satellite with a cubic shape, typically 10 centimeters on each side, used for research and educational purposes.
Usage: often used in plural as 'cubesats'; technical term in aerospace and space science

Examples

• Universities around the world have launched cubesats to conduct experiments in space.
• The cubesat was designed to measure radiation levels in Earth's orbit.
• NASA supports cubesat missions as a cost-effective way to advance space research.
• A single rocket can carry multiple cubesats into orbit at once.
• The student team built a cubesat for their senior capstone project.