title: DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF AN INTEGRATED CUBESAT-WSN ARCHITECTURE FOR NEAR-SPACE MISSIONS
abstract: This paper presents the design and simulation of a hybrid CubeSat-Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) architecture optimized for near-space operations. The proposed framework integrates distributed sensing nodes within a 3U CubeSat platform to enhance mission autonomy, data acquisition efficiency, and system resilience. By leveraging low-power communication protocols and decentralized control, the system achieves improved fault tolerance, energy optimization, and adaptive performance under the constra