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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2022.50.6.423

Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Launch Environmental Test for Nanosatellites  

Kim, Min-Ki (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Hae-Dong (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Choi, Won-Sub (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Jin-Hyung (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, KiDuck (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Ji-Seok (University of Science & Technology)
Cho, Dong-Hyun (Pusan National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.50, no.6, 2022 , pp. 423-433 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper introduces the case studies of launch environmental test for cube nanosatellites and lessons learned of the design and integration from those. Generally, nanosatellites are launched and deployed in space while being contained in nanosatellite deployers, mechanical loads of launch are transferred through the deployer. This characteristic make nanosatellites under larger loads and higher possibilities of mechanical failure. This study represents guidelines of the design and the integration of the nanosatellites by showing the cases of launch environmental test of nanosatellite system. Moreover, it is suggested that the modern nanosatellite deployer with the capability of fixing the internal nanosatellite be preferable to conventional deployer by comparing the test results with those deployers.
Keywords
Launch Environmental Test; Nanosatellite; Cubesat; Nanosatellite Deployer; Mechanical Failure; Nanosatellite Fix; Deployable Solar Panel; HiREV; SNIPE;
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