Rosta, Roland and Krömer, Olaf and v. Zoest, Tim and Pekka, Janhunen and Mart, Noorma (2015) Wrecker: an unreeling mechanism for a thin electrically conductive space tether. CEAS Space Journal, 7 (1), pp. 53-68. Springer. doi: 10.1007/s12567-015-0080-6. ISSN 1868-2502.
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Abstract
This paper presents the development of a deployment mechanism for the first demonstration mission of the Electrical Sail (Esail) propulsion concept. The mechanism will fly on Estonia’s first satellite, the EstCube-1 picosatellite. The major goals of this mission are the deployment of a 10-m tether by the WRECKER mechanism and the positive charging of the tether to interact with Earth’s ionosphere. The force acting on the tether will be measured to demonstrate the functionality of the Esail concept. The WRECKER mechanism can be further established as a standard tether deployment mechanism for deorbiting picosatellites
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Wrecker: an unreeling mechanism for a thin electrically conductive space tether | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2 February 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | CEAS Space Journal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s12567-015-0080-6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 53-68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1868-2502 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Wrecker · Esail · EstCube-1 · In-orbit demonstration | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R - no assignment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - no assignment, R - Vorhaben Landetechnologien (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Bremen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Space Systems > Explorationssysteme | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Rosta, Roland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 12 Feb 2016 11:33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 20 Jun 2021 15:47 |
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