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Aerospace, 2021 Green propellants are currently considered as enabling technology that is revolutionizing the development of high-performance space propulsion, especially for small-sized spacecraft.
Ahmed E. S. Nosseir +2 more
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Journal of Imaging, 2022 The main objective of this paper was to demonstrate the capability of dedicated small satellite infrared sensors with cooled quantum detectors, such as those successfully utilized three times in Germany’s pioneering BIRD and FireBIRD small satellite ...
Winfried Halle +3 more
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Review of State-of-the-Art Green Monopropellants: For Propulsion Systems Analysts and Designers
Aerospace, 2021 Current research trends have advanced the use of “green propellants” on a wide scale for spacecraft in various space missions; mainly for environmental sustainability and safety concerns.
Ahmed E. S. Nosseir +2 more
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Small Satellites: National Regulatory Challenges
Teisė, 2019 [full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] This article analyses the regulation of space activities, especially small satellites activities. Its purpose is to analyse the relevant international legal framework and discuss the possible
Asta Tūbaitė-Stalauskienė
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Small launch platforms for micro-satellites [PDF]
, 2018 The number of small satellites launched into orbit has enormously increased in the last twenty years. The introduction of new standards of micro-satellites has multiplied the launch demand around the world.
Battistini, S. +2 more
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The Formation of Pluto's Low Mass Satellites [PDF]
, 2013 Motivated by the New Horizons mission, we consider how Pluto's small satellites -- currently Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra -- grow in debris from the giant impact that forms the Pluto-Charon binary. After the impact, Pluto and Charon accrete some of the
Bromley, Benjamin C., Kenyon, Scott J.
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Attitude Control Synthesis for Small Satellites Using Gradient Method. Part I - Nonlinear Equations
INCAS Bulletin, 2012 The paper presents some aspects for synthesis of small satellites attitude control. Thesatellite nonlinear model presented here will be with six degrees of freedom.
Teodor-Viorel CHELARU +2 more
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Pre-Launch Assembly, Integration, and Testing Strategy of a Hyperspectral Imaging CubeSat, HYPSO-1
Remote Sensing, 2022 Assembly, Integration, and Verification/Testing (AIV or AIT) is a standardized guideline for projects to ensure consistency throughout spacecraft development phases.
Elizabeth Frances Prentice +9 more
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Multi-Site Simultaneous Time-Resolved Photometry with a Low Cost Electro-Optics System
Sensors, 2017 Sunlight reflected off of resident space objects can be used as an optical signal for astrometric orbit determination and for deducing geometric information about the object.
Forrest Gasdia +2 more
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On the Early In Situ Formation of Pluto's Small Satellites [PDF]
, 2018 The formation of Pluto's small satellites - Styx, Nix, Keberos and Hydra - remains a mystery. Their orbits are nearly circular and are near mean-motion resonances and nearly coplanar with Charon's orbit.
Lee, Man Hoi, Woo, Man Yin
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