AELODOS Factsheet

CUBESAT DISPOSAL_
AEOLDOS: Aerodynamic End-Of-Life DeOrbit System
MAIN FEATURES
0.4 U self-contained module is compatible with most single-stack architectures at end- or mid-stack positions 1.5m2 aerobrake supplied as standard, up to 3m2 is available pre-integrated on request ITAR-free module and cartridges: ITAR-restricted membranes can be installed at your facility Radial mechanism yields symmetrical sail patterns: no more tangentially-deployed handed membranes Stored-strain deployment mechanism provides simple and reliable de-orbit at end-of-misson Beautifully simple single-action unlocking, deployment, unfurling and soft-stop mechanism Integral button cell powers the deployment release mechanism: no power demands on your spacecraft Deployment confirmation signal to be sent to your spacecraft available on request Test-deployment and reconditioning for flight is supported for your qualification processes Flexible applications in solar sailing, antenna deployment or membrane/PSIM testing missions A PPLICATIONS CubeSats and NanoSats with deorbit period requirements up to 100 times shorter than the natural decay time
AEOLDOS O VERVIEW
Th e AE OL DO S ( A erod yn am ic E n d - O f- Li f e D eO rb i t 2 Sy st e m) mo d u l e d ep l oys a 1 .5 m a e ro b rak e m e mb ran e on co m man d or a s p art of a p r e -p l an n ed en d -o f - mi s si on d i s p o sa l s eq u en c e. Re - en t ry ti me s fro m LE O a re v as tly red u c ed , en ab lin g h igh er mi s s ion s an d en su rin g co mp lia n c e wit h d eb r i s mi ti gat ion re co m m en d a tion s a n d r eq u ir e m en t s.
S WAPPABLE S AIL C ARTRIDGES

Th e a e rob r ak e i s m ad e u p f ro m fou r t rian gu la r sa il s su p p li ed p r e - fo ld ed in i d en t ic al s ea le d ca rtr id g e s to fit i n to th e fo u r s id e s of th e m od u l e . C h oo se in e xp en si v e p ro v in g ca r trid g e s for gr ou n d te s ti n g an d sp a c e -c er ti fi ed ma t eri al s fo r f li gh t ap p l i cati on s.
P ETAL -H UB D EPLOYMENT S YSTEM

Tap e - sp r in gs p r o vid e s e lf -a ctu at ed d ep loy m en t af t er man y y ea r s in sp a c e, wi th a rad ia l p att e rn o f fe rin g sy m m etr ic al fo ld p att ern s th at el im in a te b en d in g load s on th e st ru c tu r e. So ft - stop t e ch n o lo gy r e d u c e s sh o ck at en d -o f -d ep l oy m en t, m in i m i sin g d a m a ge to th e t ap e- s p rin g s an d en ab lin g mu ltip l e te st d ep loy m en t s o f t h e mod u le .
R ADIAL S AIL -C ASTING D OORS

Fou r r ig id d o or s en su re t h e m e mb ran e r e ma in s sa f ely sto w ed in b o th th e P - P OD a n d in s er v ic e . A s in g le , syn chro ni s ed unl ock ing and radi al d eplo ym en t act ion ext en d s th e sa il s wh en req u ir ed . Th i s p ro c es s i s fu l ly rep ea tab l e f or th e p u rp os e s of q u a li fi cat ion an d p r e fl igh t ch e ck s.
B ATTERY
A Cly d e Sp ac e b u tt on ce ll p r o vid e s al l AE O LD OS p o w e r requ ir e m ent s u p to and inc ludin g d ep loy m ent.
TLM/TC
AE OL D OS, as s tan d a rd , wi ll d ep loy a ft er a p r e s et p er iod of t i me on orb it . T e le m etry / t e le co m man d op t io n s i n c lu d e a d ep l oy me n t con f ir ma tion si gn al an d co m ma n d ed ear ly d ep loy m en t or d elay (i n th e ca s e o f m i ss ion ext en s ion ) vi a y ou r sp a c ec ra ft.
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F ULL D ESIGN F LEXIBIL ITY

AE OL D OS p ro v id e s on e f ac et fo r so lar c e ll s in a n en d sta ck con fi gu r ati on an d of f er s g en e rou s s er vi c e p as s th rou gh ch an n el s f or m i d - sta ck ap p l ic ati on s.
This datasheet is not contractual and can be changed without notice. Last updated 02/12/2012.
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CUBESAT DISPOSAL_
At constant drag co-efficient, deorbit time is approximately inversely proportional to average frontal area. AEOLDOS can multiply the average frontal area of a typical CubeSat mission almost 100-fold.
A CCELERATED D E O RBIT
Th e AE OL D OS m od u l e w ill m a s si v ely in cr ea s e th e av er ag e c ro s s - se ct ion of y ou r sat el li te, r ed u cin g d eo rb it t im e s b y a p rop or tio n al a mou n t. N atu ra l d ec ay s la sti n g d e cad e s ma y b e r ed u c ed to a f e w h u n d r ed d ay s .
C OLLISION A MELIORATION
Tr an sf e rri n g a re a -ti m e p rod u ct f ro m th e b u s t o th e go s sa m er a er ob ra ke r ed u ce s t h e p rob a b i l ity of a cata s troph ic col li s ion and Ke s sl er - s tyl e debr i s ca sc ad e.
R EDUCED E FFECTIVE A REA -T IME P RODUCT

Th e e f f ect i v e co ll i si on d i stan c e b et w e en two sp a c ec ra ft i s th e su m o f th ei r rad ii, a n d th e p ot en t ial col li s ion vo lu m e wil l t h er e fo re b e ap p r oxi m a ted b y th e d es c en t volu m e sw ep t b y a c ir cl e with a rad iu s eq u a l to th i s s u m. Lar ge d eb r i s ob je ct s w il l h a v e a p r op or tio n al ly lo we r ri sk o f co ll id i n g wi th a sp a c ecr a ft d e p l oy i n g th e AE OL D OS d e vi c e b e cau s e th e s iz e of th e d e b ri s ob je ct it se l f ha s a p ropo rt i onal ly l e s s er e ff e ct o n the col li s ion vo lu m e d ia me t er .
D ESIGN , A SSEMBLY , I NTEGRATION
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T EST
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S CIENTIFIC A PPLICATIONS
An AEOLDOS module can be more than a deorbit module. It can provide your CubeSat mission with innumerable scientific possibilities:
A VAILABILITY
Con t ac t u s n o w to d i s cu ss y ou r r eq u ir e m en ts f or del i very in ear ly 20 14 .
Clyde Space is ISO9001:2008 certified Perform and inspect conventional and surface-mount solder assembly, repair and modification operations in conformance with; ECSS-Q-ST-70-08, ECSS-Q-ST-70-28 & ECSS-Q-ST-70-38
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Antenna deployment Particle-surface interaction model testing Upper atmosphere density sounding Solar sailing
AEOLDOS is a joint project of the University of Glasgow and Clyde Space Ltd.
This datasheet is not contractual and can be changed without notice. Last updated 02/12/2012.

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CUBESAT DISPOSAL_

AEOLDOS: Aerodynamic End-Of-Life DeOrbit System

S WAPPABLE S AIL C ARTRIDGES

P ETAL -H UB D EPLOYMENT S YSTEM

R ADIAL S AIL -C ASTING D OORS

F ULL D ESIGN F LEXIBIL ITY

Copyright (c) 2005-12 Clyde Space Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

R EDUCED E FFECTIVE A REA -T IME P RODUCT

D ESIGN , A SSEMBLY , I NTEGRATION

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