The increasing number of CubeSats being launched has raised concerns about orbital debris since most of these satellites have no means of active orbit control. Some technologies exist to increase the surface area of a CubeSat and expedite de-orbit due to aerodynamic drag in low Earth orbit, but most of these devices cannot be retracted and hence cannot be used for orbital maneuvering. This paper discusses the De-Orbit Drag Device (D3) module that is capable of de-orbiting a 12U, 15kg CubeSat from a 700 km circular orbit in under 25 years and can be deployed and retracted to modulate the aerodynamic drag force experienced by the satellite. This facilitates orbital maneuvering using aerodynamic drag and the active targeting of a de-orbit location. In addition, the geometry of this drag device provides 3-axis attitude stabilization of the host CubeSat using aerodynamic and gravity gradient torques which is useful for many missions and provides a predictable aerodynamic profile for use in orbital maneuvering algorithms.


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    Titel :

    Drag Deorbit Device: A New Standard Reentry Actuator for CubeSats


    Beteiligte:
    David Guglielmo (Autor:in) / Sanny R Omar (Autor:in) / Riccardo Bevilacqua (Autor:in) / Laurence Fineberg (Autor:in) / Justin Treptow (Autor:in) / Bradley Poffenberger (Autor:in) / Yusef Johnson (Autor:in)

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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2018-09-14



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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