| Spacecraft name | Descent |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Organization | York University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Country | Canada |
| Oneliner |
Two 1U-CubeSats connected by a 100m tape electrodynamic tether for deorbiting demonstration. |
| Description |
Demonstrate the feasibility of deorbiting spacecraft by EDTs. The operation and observation of CubeSat EDT deorbit process will take place over its entire orbital lifetime, which is expected to be roughly 2 months. The deployed system will consist of two 1U-CubeSats (mother and daughter satellite) connected by a 100m long bare tape electrodynamic tether . |
| Sources | [1] |
| Photo sources | [1] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Tether, De-orbit device |
Related Spacecraft
| Satellite | Status | Launcher | Launch date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descent-A Mother (Deorbiting Spacecraft using Electrodynamic Tether) | Reentry 2022-06-19. No signal? (Not heard by the SatNOGS community as of 2020-12-15. Satellites remain connected with tether) | Antares, (ELaNa 31), (NG-14) | 2020-10-03 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
| Descent-B Daughter (Deorbiting Spacecraft using Electrodynamic Tether) | Reentry 2022-06-19. No signal? (Not heard by the SatNOGS community as of 2020-12-15. Satellites remain connected with tether) | Antares, (ELaNa 31), (NG-14) | 2020-10-03 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Last modified: 2023-06-03
