| Name | TEPCE |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 1.5U |
| Organisation | US Naval Research Laboratory |
| Institution | Military |
| Entity | Government (Civil / Military) |
| Nation | US |
| Oneliner | Joined by a 1 km tether to test electrodynamic tether propulsion. |
| Results | No official reports found, but Jonathan McDowell reported that change in decay rate on 2020-11-17 suggests tether was deployed. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| Keywords | Tether, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEPCE A (Tether Electrodynamics Propulsion CubeSat Experiment) | Reentry 2020-02-01. Was operational? (No official reports found, but Jonathan McDowell reported that change in decay rate on 2020-11-17 suggests tether was deployed) | 2019-06-25 | 300 x 800 km, 28.5 deg |
| TEPCE B (Tether Electrodynamics Propulsion CubeSat Experiment) | Reentry 2020-02-01. Was operational? (No official reports found, but Jonathan McDowell reported that change in decay rate on 2020-11-17 suggests tether was deployed) | 2019-06-25 | 300 x 800 km, 28.5 deg |
Last modified: 2020-04-11
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