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

Socpus ID

84867517649 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84867517649

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