De-Orbit Maneuver Demonstration Results of Micro-Satellite ALE-1 with a Separable Drag Sail
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Published:2023-06-30
Issue:13
Volume:13
Page:7737
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ISSN:2076-3417
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Container-title:Applied Sciences
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Applied Sciences
Author:
Takeda Kohei1, Kuwahara Toshinori1ORCID, Saito Takumi1ORCID, Fujita Shinya1, Shibuya Yoshihiko2, Ishii Hiromune2, Okajima Lena2, Kaneko Tetsuya3
Affiliation:
1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan 2. ALE Co., Ltd., Tokyo 105-0012, Japan 3. Nakashimada Engineering Works, Ltd., Hirokawa 834-0196, Japan
Abstract
ALE-1, a micro-satellite created for the demonstration of artificial shooting stars, required orbital descent before mission execution due to safety aspects in orbit. ALE-1 utilized a drag sail called SDOM (Separable De-Orbit Mechanism) for a passive de-orbit maneuver, which was successfully completed, lowering the orbit from about 500 km down to about 400 km. This paper summarizes the detailed history of satellite operation and the results of the de-orbit maneuver demonstration during the past three years. Although the SDOM sail faced difficulty in keeping the desired deployed shape of the drag sail due to mechanical troubles, by letting the sail be a drag flag instead, it could still deliver a meaningful de-orbit performance to allow the satellite to successfully lower the orbit as planned. The de-orbit effect of the drag flag was evaluated using comparisons between orbit propagation simulations and the actual orbit transition flight data provided in the form of TLE (Two-Line Element) sets. Through this study, it is demonstrated that the SDOM can provide orbit transfer capabilities for satellites. Furthermore, the de-orbit performance of the drag flag can be evaluated, which could be an important reference for the future implementation of de-orbit devices to solve space debris problems.
Subject
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science
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