Name | TEPCE |
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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 | |
Sources | [1] [2] |
Photo Sources | [1] |
Keywords | Tether, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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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: 2023-01-06
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