The goal of the Solid State Inflation Balloon Active Deorbiter project is to develop and demonstrate a scalable, simple, reliable, and low-cost active deorbiting system capable of controlling the downrange point of impact for the full-range of small satellites from 1 kg to 180 kg. The key enabling technology being developed is the Solid State Gas Generator (SSGG) chip, generating pure nitrogen gas from sodium azide (NaN3) micro-crystals. Coupled with a metalized nonelastic drag balloon, the complete Solid State Inflation Balloon (SSIB) system is capable of repeated inflation/deflation cycles. The SSGG minimizes size, weight, electrical power, and cost when compared to the current state of the art.


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    Title :

    Solid State Inflation Balloon Active Deorbiter: Scalable Low-Cost Deorbit System for Small Satellites


    Contributors:
    Huang, Adam (author)

    Publication date :

    2016-04-20


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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