Title :
A de-orbit system design for CubeSat payloads
Author :
Lokcu, Eser ; Ash, Robert L.
Author_Institution :
3rd Jet Base, Turkish Air Force, Konya, Turkey
Abstract :
Compliance with the United Nations recommended 25-year maximum orbital lifetime requirement will restrict future standard CubeSat nanosatellite deployments to altitudes below 600 km. This paper describes a deployable aerodynamic drag device that can be incorporated in basic CubeSat satellite units that can meet the 25-year orbital lifetime constraint for initial orbit perigees of up to 900 km.
Keywords :
aerodynamics; artificial satellites; reliability; CubeSat nanosatellite deployments; CubeSat payloads; aerodynamic drag device; deorbit system design; orbital lifetime; Aerodynamics; Containers; Materials; Orbits; Payloads; Satellites; Space debris;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST), 2011 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9617-4
DOI :
10.1109/RAST.2011.5966879
