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Development and Verification for Flight Model of CubeSat LINK

큐브위성 LINK 비행모델 개발 및 설계 검증

  • Kim, Jongbum (Dep. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)) ;
  • Jung, Youeyun (Dep. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)) ;
  • Lim, Yeerang (Dep. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)) ;
  • Bang, Hyochoong (Dep. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)) ;
  • Marin, Mikael (Dep. of Aerospace Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST))
  • Received : 2016.10.27
  • Accepted : 2017.01.26
  • Published : 2017.02.01
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Abstract

Little Intelligent Nanosatellite of KAIST(LINK) is a 2U-size CubeSat which is developed by Aerospace Systems & Control Lab.(ASCL) of KAIST as a part of the international cooperation project QB50. The objective of the QB50 project is to carry out atmospheric research within the lower thermosphere and ionosphere and CubeSats are planned to be deployed at the International Space Station(ISS) from the first quarter of 2017. To implement this objective, a flight model(FM) of LINK has been successfully developed and the design and performance of the satellite have been verified by performing environment and function tests in accordance with acceptance requirement level. This paper describes the development of flight model and the results of vibration and thermal vacuum test.

Little Intelligent Nanosatellite of KAIST(LINK)는 카이스트 항공우주 시스템 및 제어연구실(ASCL)에서 국제협력 프로젝트인 QB50의 일환으로 개발한 2U 크기의 큐브위성이다. QB50 프로젝트의 과학적 임무 목적은 열권 및 이온층 대기를 관측하는 것이며, 2017년 1분기부터 국제우주정거장에서 순차적으로 발사될 예정이다. 상기의 임무 구현을 위해 최종 비행모델을 개발하였으며, 수락 수준(Acceptance level)의 요구조건에 따라 환경시험 및 기능시험을 수행하여 위성의 성능 및 설계의 검증을 완료하였다. 본 논문에서는 비행모델 개발과 진동시험 및 열진공시험 결과에 대해 기술하였다.

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