• May 18, 2023
Application for MIC8 is open. Application due date is June 30, 2023 9:00AM (JST) July 10, 2023.
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The Mission Idea Contest (MIC) was established in 2010 to provide aerospace engineers, college students, consultants, and anybody interested in space with opportunities to present their creative ideas and gain attention internationally. The primary goal of MICs is to open the door to a new facet of space exploration and exploitation.
The development of micro/nano-satellites started as an educational and research program primarily at university laboratories. As micro/nano-satellite technology matures, it has spread rapidly across academics and industry for practical application. In the MIC8, we encourage contestants to propose how to maximize the capability and function of multiple nano-satellites for the benefit of humanity.
Finalist
| Title | Authors | Affiliation | Country |
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| ERFM: Europa Reconnaissance Formation Mission |
Praneel Sharma, Aditya Raj Bhatia, Dhanush Mamillapally, Sahil Hinge, Yash Verma |
SRM Institute of Science and Technology, |
India |
| MOTHS (Moon Observation Through Hyperspectral Satellites): 6U Lunar CubeSat constellation for the observation and analysis of Transient Lunar Phenomena |
Michela Boscia, Valentina Abagnale, Gabriele Agresti, Carlotta Amicone, Eleonora Casuscelli, Lorenzo Chiavari, Chiara De Maria, Alessia Di Giacomo, Angelo Fabbrizi, Chiara Falcone, Maria Carla Fiorella, Carolina Ghini, Sidhant Kumar, Gaia Lorenzi, Lorenzo Mazzetti, Linda Misercola, Alessandro Moretti, Asia Nicolai, Alessandro Piro, Angela Raffaele, Leonardo Scardella |
Sapienza University of Rome |
Italy |
| Monitoring greenhouse gases of the Continental Collision plates & glacial lakes outburst flood over the Hindu Kush Himalayan range |
Abhas Maskey, Bhawana Pokharel, Bibek Yonzan, Simonkrith Lamichhane, Utsav Parajuli |
IOE Pulchowk Campus, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering |
Nepal |
| Lunaris: Unveiling the Unknown ( 3D Moon Analysis and Topography Assessment ) |
Turcu David Emanuel, Palade Mihail-Remus, Dinu Robert-Andrei, Dobre Maria-Alexandra, Buraga Andreea-Elena |
Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Romania |
| Satellite constellation to relay GPS signals to Earth with the goal of increasing location accuracy and promote the development of autonomous vehicles |
Dirk Slabber, Dr Arno Barnard, Dr Willem Jordaan, Tian Cilliers, Mikayla Isebeck, Phillip Lotriet |
Stellenbosch University, |
South Africa |
| Using constellations of nanosatellites to identify coral reef-cultivable areas on the seafloor. |
M A Moontasir Abtahee, Md Sadi Mobassir, Md Farhad Mahamud Azad, Maisha Jarin, Jannatul Ferdoush, Md.Nur Islam Dhali Arnob, Abdulla Hil Kafi |
BRAC University and Islamic University of Technology |
Bangladesh |
| "CROSSEYE : a CubeSat constellation for plastic litter detection in open sea by combining electroelectro-optical and synthetic aperture radar acquisitions" |
Raffaele Minichini, M. Salvato, F. Pelliccia, S. Barone, S. D. dell'Aquila, V. Esposito, M. Madonna, A. Mazzeo, I. Salerno, A. Verde, M . Grasso, A. Gigantino, A. Renga |
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II |
Italy |
| CubeSat Constellation Based Global Early Warning Tsunami Forecasting |
Kosuke Kanda, Masahiko Yamazaki, Tomoyuki Iida, Reiji Kobayashi, Kyogo Otani, Makoto Motoyama, Ryusuke Iwata, Kentaro Nakaizumi, Masashi Kamogawa |
Nihon University, Japan, University of Shizuoka |
Japan |
| CUBESAI: CubeSat-based Sensing and AI for Disease Prediction |
Alper Guvercin, Ipek Olmez, Yunus Emre Ozdemir, Duru Ceren Cirit |
Middle East Technical University |
Turkey |
| SALVS 01 Specify Animals Location Via Sound |
Chayapat Songpipat, Nuttiruj Sridusitluk, Lomfon Tunlaya Anukit, Pongsapat Porames Aimlaong, Chirath Suetrong, Tirawat Pintusopon, Settasit Settagaroon, Kittiphop Phanthachart |
UNISEC-THAILAND |
Thailand |
| Semi-finalist |
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| Sargassum One: A 3U CubeSat Constellation Mission for Sargassum Monitoring |
Marian Duval, Darien Rosario, Daniel Taveras, Fausto Rodriguez, Johan Dominguez, Luis Lara, Martirez Cuevas, professors Gorki Encarnación, Porfirio Sanchez |
Universidad Acción Pro-Educación y Cultura (UNAPEC) |
Dominican Republic |
| PARIDHI – 6U Nanosatellite constellation mission for observation and study of the Van Allen Belt |
Ashish Shinde, Raahil Rana, Divyam Gupta, Rahul Shukla, Karan Gupta, Anil K. Sahoo, Bharat Prajwal B R |
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology |
India
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Theme
Missions by multiple nano-satellites
Requirement
The mission is carried out by multiple satellites made of 6U CubeSat or smaller each. The number of satellites can be anything as long as it is bigger than one, and the mission has clear benefits of having multiple satellites in orbit simultaneously. Constellation (with no inter-satellite link) missions and formation missions (with an inter-satellite link) are both encouraged.
Important Dates
| Application due: | June 30, 2023 9:00AM (JST) July 10, 2023 |
| Notification: | August 8, 2023 |
| Full Paper Submission: | October 3, 2023 |
| Final Presentation: | November 29, 2023 |
Abstract Template
Constellation mission  Word /  PDF
Formation mission Word / PDF
Full Paper Template
Constellation mission Word / PDF
Formation mission Word / PDF
Award/Prize
Introduction to MIC8
PDF
Collaborators:
International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)
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UNISEC-Global
