Title
The Development Of A Propellantless Space Debris Mitigation Drag Sail For Leo Satellites
Keywords
Drag sail; Mitigation; Nanosatellite; Propellantless deorbit; Space debris
Abstract
The KnightSat II is the University of Central Florida's entry in the sixth iteration of the University Nanosatellite Program. The principle objective of the satellite is to deploy a gossamer sail, which will dramatically increase the aerodynamic drag acting on the satellite and reduce the time it will take to deorbit. A prototype sail and deployment system has been successfully built and tested. The other satellite subsystems have undergone extensive design and testing, and have been integrated into a working satellite prototype.
Publication Date
12-1-2011
Publication Title
WMSCI 2011 - The 15th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
Volume
1
Number of Pages
44-48
Document Type
Article; Proceedings Paper
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84867517649 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84867517649
STARS Citation
Pfisterer, Michael; Schillo, Kevin; Valle, Christopher; Lin, Kuo Chi; and Ham, Chan, "The Development Of A Propellantless Space Debris Mitigation Drag Sail For Leo Satellites" (2011). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 2163.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/2163