Spacecraft | AAReST MirrorSat 2 (Autonomous Assembly of a Reconfigurable Space Telescope) |
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Spacecraft type | Nanosatellite |
Units or mass | 7 kg |
Status | not launched, expected in 2024 |
Launcher | not launched |
Entity name | University of Surrey |
Institution | University |
Entity type | Academic / Education |
Nation | UK |
Partners | California Institute of Technology |
Oneliner |
Part of the AAReST project for reconfigurable space telescope. |
Description |
Demonstrate key technologies: – Autonomous assembly and reconfiguration of modular spacecraft carrying mirror segments – Active, lightweight deformable mirrors operating as segments in a primary. |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Docking |
Last modified: 2023-10-14