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7 papers
Aalto-1, multi-payload CubeSat: design, integration and launch
J. Praks, M. Rizwan Mughal, R. Vainio +24
The design, integration, testing, and launch of the first Finnish satellite Aalto-1 is briefly presented in this paper. Aalto-1, a three-unit CubeSat, launched into Sun-synchronous…
Aalto-1, multi-payload CubeSat: In-orbit results and lessons learned
M. R. Mughal, J. Praks, R. Vainio +17
The in-orbit results and lessons learned of the first Finnish satellite Aalto-1 are briefly presented in this paper. Aalto-1, a three-unit CubeSat which was launched in June 2017,…
FORESAIL-1 cubesat mission to measure radiation belt losses and demonstrate de-orbiting
FORESAIL collaboration, M. Palmroth, J. Praks +57
Today, the near-Earth space is facing a paradigm change as the number of new spacecraft is literally sky-rocketing. Increasing numbers of small satellites threaten the sustainable…
CubeSat testing of Coulomb drag propulsion
Pekka Janhunen, Jouni Envall, Petri Toivanen +3
In Coulomb drag propulsion, a long high voltage tether or system of tethers gathers momentum from a natural plasma stream such as solar wind or ionospheric plasma ram flow. A posit…
Electric sail control mode for amplified transverse thrust
Petri Toivanen, Pekka Janhunen, Jouni Envall
The electric solar wind sail produces thrust by centrifugally spanned high voltage tethers interacting with the solar wind protons. The sail attitude can be controlled and attitude…
E-sail test payload of ESTCube-1 nanosatellite
Jouni Envall, Pekka Janhunen, Petri Toivanen +17
The scientific mission of ESTCube-1, launched in May 2013, is to measure the Electric solar wind sail (E-sail) force in orbit. The experiment is planned to push forward the develop…