Sinn, Thomas and Seefeldt, Patric and Riemer, Arne and Meyer, Sebastian and Spröwitz, Tom and Hahn, Robert and Reershemius, Siebo and Zander, Martin and Tiedemann, Lars and Bunte, Karl Dietrich and Cardone, Tiziana and Teti, Daniele (2016) DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND TESTING OF THE ADEO PASSIVE DE-ORBIT SUBSYSTEM DEMONSTRATOR. 14th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing (ECSSMET) 2016, 27.-30 Sep. 2016, Toulouse, Frankreich.
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The space debris environment, especially in low earth orbit, is an increasing risk for all spaceflight missions. Without effective mitigation measures the debris density will increase to a level where spaceflight becomes more and more endangered. Therefore, to ensure safety for future space flight, end-of-life de-orbiting of satellites and upper stages is required by the respective standards. Deployable gossamer structures for drag sails might offer a passive de-orbit solution. The paper at hand outlines the development of such a system. It is based on the Gossamer-1 technology of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The further development is pursued in the ESA project “Deployable Membrane” and “Architectural Design and Testing of a De-orbiting Subsystem” (ADEO). The ADEO subsystem is a drag augmentation device that uses the residual earth atmosphere present in low earth orbit. For initiation of the de-orbit manoeuvre a large surface is deployed which multiplies the drag effective surface of the satellite. Thereby the drag force is increased as well causing accelerated decay in orbit altitude. Advantageous about a drag augmentation device is that it does not require any active steering and can be designed for passive attitude stabilization. Thereby it is also applicable for non-operational, tumbling spacecraft. The ADEO subsystem consists of four coilable carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) booms that span four sail segments in a truncated pyramid shape configuration. The sail membrane is made of an aluminium coated polyimide foil. The coating thickness was chosen such that it provides sufficient protection from the space environment. The sail provides a 25m2 area spanned in a pyramidal form that is enabling passive drag attitude stabilization. The here presented work includes a detailed design of the ADEO system, complemented by an environment analysis, and the results from critical breadboard testing. Currently a fully functional demonstrator is being built. The demonstrator will be subjected to environmental testing including deployment testing in thermal-vacuum environment and ambient conditions in October 2016.
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Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | DESIGN, ANALYSIS AND TESTING OF THE ADEO PASSIVE DE-ORBIT SUBSYSTEM DEMONSTRATOR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | September 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Gossamer space structures, booms, drag augmentation, drag sail, deployable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Title: | 14th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing (ECSSMET) 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Location: | Toulouse, Frankreich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Type: | international Conference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event Dates: | 27.-30 Sep. 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Organizer: | ESA/CNES/DLR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space System Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R SY - Space System Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Entfaltungstechnologie . Solar Sail (old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Braunschweig | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems Institute of Space Systems | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Zander, Martin E. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 30 Mar 2017 11:10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 20:08 |
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