Marianna Centrella
Mission and System Design of a Formation-Flying Picosatellites Cluster: A Technology Demonstration Mission for Space Situational Awareness Improvement.
Rel. Fabrizio Stesina, Nicole Viola, Stefano Speretta. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2023
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Abstract
In recent years, nano- and pico-satellite missions have risen in popularity due to the availability of affordable launches and enhanced technology to enable smaller instruments and subsystems. As space traffic increases, especially in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), the trend toward miniaturization has raised concerns in the space community. These small objects may approach the threshold of current tracking capabilities, potentially becoming space debris if they cannot be successfully identified and tracked. To pioneer space research and technology, Delft University of Technology aims to develop a mission consisting of multiple picosatellites to demonstrate the capabilities and limits of in-space and ground-based tracking means.
Within this framework, the thesis focuses on the high-level mission analysis and system design of a formation-flying cluster of two PocketQubes, as part of this novel technology demonstration mission for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) improvement
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