Implementation of commercial Li-ion cells on the MarCO deep space CubeSats
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The two MarCO CubeSats had Li-ion batteries kept within 273 to 303 K during all mission phases.
“The two MarCO CubeSats had Li-ion batteries kept within 273 to 303 K during all mission phases.”
From An Integrated Thermal-Electrical Model for Simulations of Battery Behavior in CubeSats (2021) · cites this paper as [11]
Cites
Electrolytes for Low‐Temperature Lithium Batteries Based on Ternary Mixtures of Aliphatic Carbonates
Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, B. V., & Surampudi, S. (1999) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/1.1391633 · Cited by 339 · see citing works
Self-citationLithium batteries for aerospace applications: 2003 Mars Exploration Rover
Ratnakumar, B., Smart, M., Kindler, A., Frank, H., Ewell, R., & Surampudi, S. (2003) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/s0378-7753(03)00220-9 · Cited by 101 · see citing works
Self-citationThe use of lithium-ion batteries for JPL's Mars missions
Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, B. V., Ewell, R. C., Surampudi, S., Puglia, F. J., & Gitzendanner, R. (2018) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2018.02.020 · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Self-citationEnergy Storage Technologies for Small Satellite Applications
Chin, K. B., Brandon, E. J., Bugga, R. V., Smart, M. C., Jones, S. C., Krause, F. C., West, W. C., & Bolotin, G. G. (2018) · Proceedings of the IEEE · doi:10.1109/jproc.2018.2793158 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Self-citationA Database for Comparative Electrochemical Performance of Commercial 18650-Format Lithium-Ion Cells
Barkholtz, H. M., Fresquez, A., Chalamala, B. R., & Ferreira, S. R. (2017) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/2.1701712jes · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Behavior of Li-Ion Cells in High-Intensity Radiation Environments
Ratnakumar, B., Smart, M., Whitcanack, L., Davies, E., Chin, K., Deligiannis, F., & Surampudi, S. (2004) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/1.1666128 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Self-citationBehavior of Li-Ion Cells in High-Intensity Radiation Environments II. Sony/AEA/ComDEV Cells
Ratnakumar, B., Smart, M., Whitcanack, L., Davies, E., Chin, K., Deligiannis, F., & Surampudi, S. (2005) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/1.1848212 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
Self-citationSmall Cell Lithium-Ion Batteries: The Responsive Solution for Space Energy Storage
Pearson, C. (2005) · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Evaluation of Commercial High Energy Lithium-Ion Cells for Aerospace Applications
Krause, F. C., Lawrence, A., Smart, M. C., Dawson, S. F., Ulloa-Severino, A., & Ratnakumar, B. V. (2015) · ECS Meeting Abstracts · doi:10.1149/ma2015-01/2/640 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
Self-citationABSL 18650HC Lot Acceptance Test- Ensuring Consistency And Flight Performance
Buckle, R., & Thwaite, C. (2011) · ESASP · Cited by 1 · see citing works
AEA Technology powers mission to Mars
(2003) · Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology · doi:10.1108/aeat.2003.12775faf.009 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Flagged first, then by citations
3 of the 14 references couldn’t be matched to a known paper.
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Performance of commercial Li-Ion cells for future NASA missions and aerospace applications
Krause, F. C., Ruiz, J. P., Jones, S. C., Brandon, E. J., Darcy, E. C., Iannello, C. J., & Bugga, R. V. (2021) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abf05f · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Self-citationModel-Based Health Diagnosis for Lithium-Ion Battery Pack in Space Applications
Song, Y., Peng, Y., & Liu, D. (2020) · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics · doi:10.1109/tie.2020.3045745 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
A Review of Battery Technology in CubeSats and Small Satellite Solutions
Knap, V., Vestergaard, L. K., & Stroe, D.-I. (2020) · Energies · doi:10.3390/en13164097 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
Protection Devices in Commercial 18650 Lithium-Ion Batteries
Xu, B. S., Kong, L., Wen, G., & PECHT, M. G. (2021) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2021.3075972 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Liu, B., Wang, H., Tseng, M., & Li, Z. (2022) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.105830 · Cited by 66 · see citing works
Batteries for robotic spacecraft
Jones, J., Smart, M. C., Krause, F. C., West, W. C., & Brandon, E. J. (2022) · Joule · doi:10.1016/j.joule.2022.04.004 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
Self-citationChang, K., Li, Y.-Z., Hou, X., & Li, X. (2022) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2022.105952 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
Failure mode analysis of lithium ion batteries operated for low Earth orbit CubeSat applications
Cook, R., Swan, L. G., & Plucknett, K. P. (2020) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2020.101561 · Cited by 28 · see citing works
Watts, T. J., Smart, M. C., & Manthiram, A. (2025) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.202511694 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
Self-citationLeita, G., & Bozzini, B. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.113406 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
Seddjar, A., Kerrouche, K. D. E., & Wang, L. (2020) · Archives of Electrical Engineering · doi:10.24425/aee.2020.133916 · Cited by 19 · see citing works
An Integrated Thermal-Electrical Model for Simulations of Battery Behavior in CubeSats
Vega Martinez, S., Filho, E. M., Seman, L. O., Bezerra, E. A., Nicolau, V. D. P., Ovejero, R. G., & Leithardt, V. R. Q. (2021) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app11041554 · Cited by 18 · see citing works
“Heaters attached to the battery were used to sustain the temperature, and passive materials were employed to allow heat exchanging with other satellite parts [10,11].”
MethodAli, H., Khan, H. A., & PECHT, M. G. (2020) · IEEE Access · doi:10.1109/access.2020.2988728 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Life cycle assessment of a LiFePO4 cylindrical battery
Botejara-Antúnez, M., Prieto-Fernández, A., González‐Domínguez, J., Sánchez‐Barroso, G., & García‐Sanz‐Calcedo, J. (2024) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32543-3 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
Xi, Y.-A.-M., Li, Y.-Z., Chang, K.-F., & Xu, J.-L. (2024) · Journal of Energy Storage · doi:10.1016/j.est.2024.112213 · Cited by 16 · see citing works
Process‐Structure‐Formulation Interactions for Enhanced Sodium Ion Battery Development: A Review
Sawhney, M. A., Wahid, M., Muhkerjee, S., Griffin, R., Roberts, A. J., Ogale, S., & Baker, J. (2022) · ChemPhysChem · doi:10.1002/cphc.202100860 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Evaluation of commercial Li-Ion 18650 battery cells for deep space applications
Casado, P., Blanes, J., Garrigós, A., Marroquí, D., & Torres, C. (2025) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.236552 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
Batteries for aeronautics and space exploration: Recent developments and future prospects
Hepp, A. F., Kumta, P. N., Velikokhatnyi, O. I., & Datta, M. K. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819676-2.00011-6 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
Cook, R., Swan, L. G., & Plucknett, K. P. (2021) · Batteries · doi:10.3390/batteries7010020 · Cited by 11 · see citing works
A Baseline Strategy for Human Mars Exploration
Malaya Kumar Biswal, M., Ayyappan, S., Thomas, A., Kumar, R., V, & Das, N. B. (2021) · AIAA Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery Conference (ASCEND) · doi:10.2514/6.2021-4238 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Batteries for integrated power and CubeSats: Recent developments and future prospects
Hepp, A. F., Kumta, P. N., Velikokhatnyi, O. I., & Raffaelle, R. P. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819660-1.00011-6 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Mendoza-Hernandez, O. S., Bolay, L., Horstmann, B., Latz, A., Hosono, E., Asakura, D., Matsuda, H., Itagaki, M., Umeda, M., & Sone, Y. (2020) · Electrochemistry · doi:10.5796/electrochemistry.20-00046 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
Can Prussian Blue Analogues be Holy Grail for Advancing Post‐Lithium Batteries?
Palaganas, M. S., Garcia, J. S., Sanglay, G. D. D., Sapanta, L. M. E., Limjuco, L. A., & Ocon, J. D. (2024) · Batteries & Supercaps · doi:10.1002/batt.202400280 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Sone, Y., TAHARA, S., Shimizu, T., & Yamada, T. (2021) · Electrochemistry · doi:10.5796/electrochemistry.21-00070 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Radi, M. A., & Ghenaï, C. (2022) · Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Electrical Engineering · doi:10.1007/s40998-022-00558-6 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
Space photovoltaics: New technologies, environmental challenges, and missions
Hepp, A. F., Raffaelle, R. P., & Martin, I. T. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90188-8.00014-2 · Cited by 6 · see citing works
Cheah, K. H. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-819037-1.00001-3 · Cited by 5 · see citing works
Toyota, H., Miyazawa, Y., Kanaya, S., Kukita, A., Kondo, H., Koide, K., Kuhara, T., Nakamura, K., Kawano, T., Naito, H., et al. (2023) · TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES · doi:10.2322/tjsass.66.199 · Cited by 4 · see citing works
COTS Battery Charge Equalizer for Small Satellite Applications
Casado, P., Blanes, J. M., Garrigos, A., Marroquí, D., & Torres, C. (2025) · Applied Sciences · doi:10.3390/app15158228 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Evshchik, E., Shikhovtseva, A., Kolmakov, V., Bugaev, V. I., Valeev, R. L., Voropaev, V. S., & Levchenko, A. V. (2026) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.127266 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
E-design and manufacturing approach for Cubesat solar panel deployment mechanism
Zafrane, M. A., Bouchahma, A. A., Abes, B., Zafrane, B., & Bengabou, M. F. (2022) · International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing (IJIDeM) · doi:10.1007/s12008-022-00867-4 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Mucogllava, B., Hashmani, R. K., Çakmakoğlu, S., & Demirköz, B. M. (2022) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac9f71 · Cited by 3 · see citing works
Design of Flexible Battery Pack And Battery Management System for Nanosatellite
Kumar, B. V. H., Fuengwarodsakul, N. H., Worrakul, N., & Meemak, P. (2022) · International Conference on Power, Energy and Innovations (ICPEI) · doi:10.1109/icpei55293.2022.9987186 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Design and conception of an electrical power system for 1U CubeSat using MATLAB/Simulink
Lemmassi, A., Derouich, A., Hanafi, A., Benmessaoud, M., & Ouanjli, N. E. (2025) · The European Physical Journal Plus · doi:10.1140/epjp/s13360-024-05934-1 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Duran, S. U., Aksöz, G., Karadöller, E., Alver, Ü., Atasever, T. C., Ataş, Ö., & Demirköz, B. M. (2025) · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science · doi:10.1109/tns.2025.3588686 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Chen, S., Zhang, Q., Wang, D., Wang, F., Li, X., Chen, Y., & Wang, L. (2025) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.147170 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
Thermal management of space energy storage based on functional synergy
Zhang, Y., Zhang, W., & Kong, W. (2025) · Applied Thermal Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.129399 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
WAKITA, M., Takada, Y., Iwanaga, K., Iizuka, T., Sahara, H., Kamps, L. T., & Nagata, H. (2022) · AIAA AVIATION Forum · doi:10.2514/6.2022-3858 · Cited by 2 · see citing works
EagleCam Lunar Mission - Power Subsystem Analysis and Lessons Learned
López, D., Posada, D., & Henderson, T. A. (2024) · IEEE Aerospace Conference (AERO) · doi:10.1109/aero58975.2024.10520945 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Arai, T., Nakamura, H., Sekine, H., Moriai, I., Koizumi, H., & Komurasaki, K. (2025) · Acta Astronautica · doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.09.063 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
The Threat of Counterfeit Electronics to the Development of CubeSats
Mura, G. (2024) · International Symposium ELMAR (ELMAR) · doi:10.1109/elmar62909.2024.10694162 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Planetary Spacecraft Batteries
Smart, M. C., & Bugga, R. V. (2022) · doi:10.1002/9781119772170.ch6 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Self-citationDevelopment of Lithium-Ion Pouch Cell Using Stainless Steel Laminated Film for Space ApplicationsPreprint
Toyota, H., Miyazawa, Y., Kanaya, S., Kondo, H., Koide, K., Kuhara, T., Nakamura, K., Todo, T., Kawano, T., Naito, H., et al. (2022) · SSRN Electronic Journal · doi:10.2139/ssrn.4132406
Counterfeit electronics: a threat for new space economy
Mura, G. (2025) · Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium (4S) · doi:10.1117/12.3062781
Liu, P., Liu, Y., Zhang, X., He, W., Zhang, H., Xie, Q., Ren, J., Zhu, Z., & Peng, D. (2025) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c00486
Du, X., Ran, X., Huang, X., Tan, N., Lv, Z., Zhang, T., & Chen, K. (2025) · Energy Conversion and Management X · doi:10.1016/j.ecmx.2025.101366
Kumar, B. V. H., Kentaro, K., & Örger, N. C. (2026) · Discover Applied Sciences · doi:10.1007/s42452-026-08369-8
Lehnert, L., Chin, K. B., Krause, F. C., Ruiz, J. P., Hein, S., Bescup, J. C., Garteiz, G., Latz, A., Brandon, E. J., & Horstmann, B. (2026) · Journal of Power Sources Advances · doi:10.1016/j.powera.2026.100210
Self-citationFuzzy-Based Energy Management Strategy for Nanosatellites: From Concept to Hardware Implementation
Seddjar, A., Bouziane, Y., Oukil, S., Kerrouche, K. D. E., Bouchiba, F., Wang, L., & Nogueira, P. H. O. (2026) · Journal of Aerospace Information Systems · doi:10.2514/1.i011692
- Authors
- Krause, F. C., Loveland, J. A., Smart, M. C., Brandon, E. J., & Bugga, R. V.
- Affiliations
- California Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Bugga, Ratnakumar V.
- Venue
- Journal of Power Sources
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-02
- Volume
- 449
- Pages
- 227544
- ISSN
- 0378-7753 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2998003722
- Cited by
- 50
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 7
- FWCI
- 2.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Power Sources (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Keywords
- lithium-ion cells, 18650 cells, cell matching, battery safety, battery performance, InSight mission, flight telemetry
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
