Cansat suborbital launch experiment-university educational space program using can sized pico-satellite
Our laboratory is proceeding with a project to design and fabricate a nano satellite named “Gekkabijin” as “CanSat” project. This project was agreed at USSS'98 as a Japan-U.S. joint venture to make satellites for educational purpose. CanSat is, as can be imaged from the name, a Coke can shaped...
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Published in | Acta astronautica Vol. 48; no. 5; pp. 767 - 776 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier Ltd
2001
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Our laboratory is proceeding with a project to design and fabricate a nano satellite named “Gekkabijin” as “CanSat” project. This project was agreed at USSS'98 as a Japan-U.S. joint venture to make satellites for educational purpose. CanSat is, as can be imaged from the name, a Coke can shaped and sized satellite. Our CanSat “Gekkabijin” was designed to deploy a thin flexible membrane using centrifugal force. Before we can launch a CanSat into space, we had a chance to put it into sub-orbit with a support from a U.S. amateur rocket group in the name of ARLISS Project. ARLISS Project has already taken place twice in 1999 and 2000 and we carried out 6 missions. This paper describes the objectives, satellite design, experiment results and lessons learned of University of Tokyo CanSat Project. |
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ISSN: | 0094-5765 1879-2030 |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00039-X |