artificial satellite with a wet mass between 0.1 and 1 kg
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sometimes used to refer to any satellite that is under 1 kg in launch mass Reference: 'Small satellite'. Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_satellite#Picosatellites [23.2.2017]
Picosatellites are very small satellites with a mass of less than 1 kg. A number of picosatellite projects have been undertaken by University and government research teams. Constellations of picosatellites could prove to be a low-cost and efficient solution to remote sensing in LEO. '
