| Name | Descent |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1U |
| Organisation | York University |
| Institution | University |
| Entity | Academic / Education |
| Nation | Canada |
| Oneliner | Two 1U-CubeSats connected by a 100m tape electrodynamic tether for deorbiting demonstration. |
| Sources | [1] |
| Keywords | Tether, De-orbit device |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Descent-A Mother (Deorbiting Spacecraft using Electrodynamic Tether) | No signal? (Not heard by the SatNOGS community as of 2020-12-15. Satellites remain connected with tether) | 2020-10-03 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
| Descent-B Daughter (Deorbiting Spacecraft using Electrodynamic Tether) | No signal? (Not heard by the SatNOGS community as of 2020-12-15. Satellites remain connected with tether) | 2020-10-03 | 400 km, 51.6 deg, ISS |
Last modified: 2021-08-18
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