CubeSail

CubeSail
CubeSail
CubeSail
CubeSail
Satellite name CubeSail
Form factor CubeSat
Units or mass 1.5U
Entity name University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Institution University
Entity Academic / Education
Nation US
Launch brokerer TriSept
Partners CU Aerospace
Oneliner

Low-cost demonstration of the UltraSail solar sailing concept using two CubeSats to deploy a 260 m-long reflecting film.

Description

Low-cost demonstration of the UltraSail solar sailing concept, using two near-identical CubeSat satellites to deploy a 260 m-long, 20 m2 reflecting film. The two satellites are launched as a unit, detumbled, and separated, with the film unwinding symmetrically from motorized reels. Launch as a single 3U satellite and, once in orbit, separate into two 1.5U sections with a solar sail deployed between them. CubeSail will demonstrate satellite control and orbit raising using solar sail.

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Keywords Solar sail, Propulsion

Related Spacecraft

Spacecraft Status Launcher Launch date Orbit
CubeSail 1 (CubeSail-A) Was semi-operational until 2018-12-XX? (Tweet from Jonathan McDowell on 2019-03-04) Electron 2018-12-16 510 km, 85 deg
CubeSail 2 (CubeSail-B) Was semi-operational until 2018-12-XX? (Tweet from Jonathan McDowell on 2019-03-04) Electron 2018-12-16 510 km, 85 deg

Last modified: 2023-06-03

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