1. Plural of cubesat; small, standardized satellites, typically cube-shaped and weighing less than 1.33 kilograms, used for research, Earth observation, and space exploration.
Usage: technical; aerospace; often used in plural form; also written as CubeSats or cube sats

Examples

• Universities around the world are launching cubesats to conduct experiments in space.
• The space agency deployed a constellation of cubesats to monitor climate change.
• Cubesats have made satellite technology more accessible and affordable for researchers.
• Several cubesats were released from the International Space Station last month.
• Companies are developing cubesats for communications and Earth imaging applications.