Development of a novel CubeSat de-orbiting all printed propulsion system
Development of a novel CubeSat de-orbiting all printed propulsion system
This study presents the current development status of CubeSat De-orbiting All Propulsion System, known as Cube de ALPS through the European Space Agency’s Innovative Propulsion System for CubeSats and MicroSats programme. Cube de ALPS is a cluster of vacuum arc thrusters utilising printed electronics and thruster architecture, aiming to expand the orbital potential of ≤ 3U CubeSats. Complying to the IADC post mission disposal time limit of 25 years is challenging for the limited mass, volume and power budgets of CubeSats that prohibit the use of many conventional electrical and chemical propulsion systems. Cube de ALPS focuses on addressing this issue through providing low-cost, fail-safe deorbiting capability.
Saletes, James
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Kim, Minkwan
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Saddul, Kash
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Wittig, Alexander
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Honda, Karim
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9 May 2022
Saletes, James
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Saddul, Kash
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Wittig, Alexander
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Saletes, James, Kim, Minkwan, Saddul, Kash, Wittig, Alexander, Honda, Karim and Katila, Pekka
(2022)
Development of a novel CubeSat de-orbiting all printed propulsion system.
Space Propulsion 2022, , Estoril, Portugal.
09 - 13 May 2022.
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This study presents the current development status of CubeSat De-orbiting All Propulsion System, known as Cube de ALPS through the European Space Agency’s Innovative Propulsion System for CubeSats and MicroSats programme. Cube de ALPS is a cluster of vacuum arc thrusters utilising printed electronics and thruster architecture, aiming to expand the orbital potential of ≤ 3U CubeSats. Complying to the IADC post mission disposal time limit of 25 years is challenging for the limited mass, volume and power budgets of CubeSats that prohibit the use of many conventional electrical and chemical propulsion systems. Cube de ALPS focuses on addressing this issue through providing low-cost, fail-safe deorbiting capability.
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SP2022 Paper 135 Development of a novel CubeSat de-orbitng ALl Printed Propulsion System (Cube de ALPS)
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Published date: 9 May 2022
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Space Propulsion 2022, , Estoril, Portugal, 2022-05-09 - 2022-05-13
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/486274
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James Saletes
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Kash Saddul
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Karim Honda
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Pekka Katila
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