DEORBITSAIL

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DEORBITSAIL is classified as:

NORAD ID: 40719

Int'l Code: 2015-032E

Perigee: 634.8 km

Apogee: 659.1 km

Inclination: 97.9 °

Period: 97.5 minutes

Semi major axis: 7017 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: July 10, 2015
Source: United Kingdom (UK)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 145.975
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 1200bps BPSK
Call sign: DOS
Status: Inactive

DEORBITSAIL is a 3U satellite funded by a European Commission grant, aiming to verify that sails are an effective way to clear busy orbital pathways of space junk. The deorbiting capability of the DEORBITSAIL satellite is due to increased aerodynamic drag from the large surface area of the deployed sail in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO). DEORBITSAIL will deploy a 4-by-4-meter, four-quadrant sail to demonstrate deorbiting. The spacecraft will be based on a 3 unit (3U) CubeSat standard structure, with dimensions close to 10 by 10 by 34 cm. DeorbitSail features power, communications, attitude control and data handling components in addition to its densely packed sail and deployment system. The sail will be able to change the satellite’s orbit through drag and solar radiation pressure.