Name | TetherSat |
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Type | CubeSat |
Units or mass | 1.5U |
Organisation | Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) |
Institution | University |
Entity | Academic / Education |
Nation | US |
Partners | U.S. Air Force |
Oneliner |
Splits into two joined by a 1 km tether to test electrodynamic tether propulsion. |
Description |
Test the TEPCE tether deployment hardware in LEO and to analyze the dynamics during and after deployment. 3U CubeSat that splits into two 1.5U CubeSats joined by a 1 km tether to test electrodynamic tether propulsion. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] |
Keywords | Tether, Propulsion |
Related Spacecraft
Name | Status | Launch | Orbit |
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TetherSat 1 | cancelled | x_cancelled | cancelled |
TetherSat 2 | cancelled | x_cancelled | cancelled |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
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