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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2015.43.5.413

Analysis on Mission Lifetime and Collision Avoidance of Cubesat Launched from ISS  

Yeom, Seung-Yong (School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Kim, Hongrae (School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Chang, Young-Keun (School of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Korea Aerospace University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.43, no.5, 2015 , pp. 413-421 More about this Journal
Abstract
Since the first Cubesat was launched in 2003, there have been more than 230 Cubesats launched so far. Due to their small size and lightweight, Cubesats were launched by utilizing the empty space of regular launch vehicle. However, this launch method has a weakness that has been easily affecting by the schedule of major payloads. As a new solution to this problem, it has been proposed that a robot arm installed on ISS would be used to launch Cubesats. The orbits of Cubesat deployed from the ISS in various angles and directions are analyzed in this paper. We also analyze the possibility of collision between the Cubesat and ISS within the operational orbit of the CubeSat and eventually calculate the optimal angle of a robot arm, which maximizes the lifetime of Cubesat and minimizes the risk of collision between the Cubesat and ISS.
Keywords
Cubesat; ISS(International Space Station); Collision Probability; Collision Avoidance; Genetic Algorithm;
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