Small satellite platforms with high performance avionics are becoming more affordable. So far, with a few exceptions, small satellites have been mainly dedicated to earth observation. However, astronomy is a fascinating field with a history of large missions and a future of promising large mission candidates. This prompts many questions; can the recent affordability of small satellites change the landscape of space astronomy? What are the potential applications and scientific topics of interest, where small satellites could be instrumental for astronomy? What are the requirements and objectives that need to be fulfilled to successfully address the astronomical investigations of interest? Which kind of instrumentation suits the small platforms and the scientific use cases best? This paper discusses possible scientific use cases that can be achievable with a relatively small telescope aperture of 36 cm, as an example. The result of this survey points to a specific niche market -astronomy observation in the UV spectral range. UV astronomy is a research field which has had valuable scientific impact. It is, however, not the focus of many current or past astronomical investigations. UV astronomy measurements cannot be made from earth, due to atmospheric absorption in this spectral range. The research field is currently sparsely addressed but of scientific interest for a large community. Small satellites offer the opportunity to provide more means of research for UV astronomy. Therefore, this paper also presents an instrument design with a modest telescope aperture, a spectrometer and a detector that is suitable for observations in the UV. The observatory design can be accommodated on small platforms for the selected scientific use cases. It fulfills the scientific objectives and requirements of those use cases.
Modelling steerable beams of satellite constellations for radio astronomy impact studies
SKA Observatory（平方公里阵列望远镜观测台）；IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference（国际天文学联合会暗静天空保护中心）；Onsala Space Observatory, Chalmers University of Technology（翁萨拉空间天文台，查尔姆斯理工大学）
Towards Genuine Coexistence: Per-Satellite Emission and Radiation Limits to Protect Radio Astronomy and Geodetic VLBI at 1-14 GHz from Satellite Constellations
The Impact of Artificial Space Objects on Optical Astronomy as Determined from 32 Million Photometric Observations
IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky（国际天文联合会保护黑暗与宁静天空中心）；Czech Academy of Sciences（捷克科学院）；Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences（捷克科学院物理研究所）
A measurement-based approach to EPFD calculation, to quantify the impact of satellite mega-constellations on low-frequency radio astronomy
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Curtin University（国际射电天文研究中心，科廷大学）；Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院凯尔天文学与天体物理学中心）；Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院欧文斯谷射电天文台）；Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology（麻省理工学院电气与计算机工程系）；Haystack Observatory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology（麻省理工学院海斯塔克天文台）；Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Radioobservatorium Effelsberg（马克斯·普朗克射电天文研究所，埃费尔贝格射电天文台）；IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference（国际天文学联合会卫星星座干扰下暗夜与宁静天空保护中心）；SKA Observatory, Jodrell Bank（平方公里阵列射电望远镜天文台，乔德雷尔银行）；CSIRO Space and Astronomy（澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织空间与天文部门）
Lessons learned from ongoing coordination between NRAO/GBO and LEO NGSO satellite constellations
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)（美国国家无线电天文台）；Green Bank Observatory (GBO)（格林班克天文台）；NRAO Domenici Socorro Operations Center (DSOC)（NRAO多梅尼奇索科罗运营中心）
Real-time RFI Mitigation Techniques in Radio Astronomy and Their Practical Limitations
Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, NCRA-TIFR（巨型米波射电望远镜，NCRA-TIFR）；Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Center, National Research Council Canada（赫茨伯格天文学与天体物理学研究中心，加拿大国家研究委员会）；California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院）；Observatoire Radioastronomique de Nançay (ORN), Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Université d'Orléans, CNRS（南锡射电天文观测台（ORN），巴黎天文台，PSL大学，奥尔良大学，法国国家科学研究中心）；Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie - Effelsberg radio observatory（马克斯·普朗克射电天文研究所 - 埃菲尔贝格射电观测台）
Pictorial and Documentary Guide for Research, Teaching, and Education through Astronomy, Physics, and Mathematics Pursued under the Umbrella of the United Nations (1974-2024)
Summary of SatHub, and the current observational status of satellite constellations
IAU Centre for the Protection of the Dark and Quiet Sky from Satellite Constellation Interference（国际天文学联合会保护暗天空和宁静天空免受卫星星座干扰中心）；Imperial College London（伦敦帝国理工学院）；University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign（伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校）；University of Washington（华盛顿大学）；NSFs NOIRLab（美国国家科学基金会NOIR天文台实验室）；University of Padova（帕多瓦大学）
An Attempt to Search for Unintended Electromagnetic Radiation from Starlink Satellites with the 21 Centimeter Array: Methodology and RFI Characterization
Guizhou Normal University（贵州师范大学）；Guizhou University（贵州大学）；Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院上海天文台）；University of Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院大学）；ShanghaiTech University（上海科技大学）；National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences（中国科学院国家天文台）
