The potential of miniature electrodynamic tethers to enhance capabilities of femtosatellites

The potential of miniature electrodynamic tethers to enhance capabilities of femtosatellites

The emerging interest in nanospacecraft (1-10 kg) has generated interest in exploring the potential for even smaller spacecraft, both as stand-alone satellites or as a distributed swarm. Because of advances in integrated circuit and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, the feasibility o...

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Hauptverfasser: Bell, I. C., Gilchrist, B. E., Bilen, S. G., McTernan, J. K.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Atmospheric modeling
Educational institutions
Electrodynamics
Integrated circuits
Plasmas
Space vehicles
USA Councils
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Zusammenfassung:The emerging interest in nanospacecraft (1-10 kg) has generated interest in exploring the potential for even smaller spacecraft, both as stand-alone satellites or as a distributed swarm. Because of advances in integrated circuit and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology, the feasibility of miniaturized spacecraft at the levels of fully monolithic semiconductor integrated circuits (10-100 mg) or hybrid integrated circuits (10-100 g) is being seriously investigated. Effectively, this architecture can be thought of as a small "satellite-on-a-chip," or ChipSat. ChipSats belong to the picosatellite (100 g-1 kg) and femtosatellite (
ISSN:0730-9244
2576-7208
DOI:10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383597