A satellite deorbiting device including an aerobraking surface including a satellite attitude control device with gravity gradient, the device with gravity gradient including at least one mast carrying the aerobraking surface, a first end of which is secured to the satellite and the second end of which is provided with a mass, such that the mast is oriented in a direction opposing that of the planet around which the satellite orbits.
AEROBRAKING SATELLITE DEORBITING SYSTEM
2018-02-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2009
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