[1][2] ASTERISC's satellite bus is based on PERC's first CubeSat, S-CUBE, which was operated from 2015 to 2016.

[4] On the engineering side, ASTERISC will test a new type of film-based dust sensor.

[4] The CubeSat's primary instrument is a deployable dust sensor covered in polyimide.

[4][2] ASTERISC will detect particles impacts as electric signals generated by the piezoelectric devices.

Since this data will be monitored in real time, it may be possible to investigate the distribution of cosmic dust and minuscule space debris in low Earth orbit.