InflateSail Engineering Model in deployed configuration
Mission type
Technology
Operator
von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
COSPAR ID
2017-036F
SATCAT no.
42770
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft type
3U CubeSat
Manufacturer
Surrey Space Centre[1]
Launch mass
3.2 kilograms (7.1 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
23 June 2017, 03:59 (2017-06-23UTC03:59Z) UTC
Rocket
PSLV-C38
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Deployment date
23 June 2017, 04:22 (2017-06-23UTC04:22Z) UTC
End of mission
Decay date
3 September 2017[2]
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Low Earth
Perigee altitude
397 kilometers (247 mi)
Apogee altitude
408 kilometers (254 mi)
Inclination
97.4408 degrees
Period
92.6 minutes
Epoch
29 August 2017 03:26:51 UTC
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InflateSail was a 3U CubeSat launched on PSLV C38 on 23 June 2017 into a 505 km polar Sun-synchronous orbit. It carried a 1 m long inflatable rigidizable mast, and a 10 m2 drag-deorbiting sail. Its primary aim was to demonstrate the effectiveness of drag based deorbiting from low Earth orbit (LEO).[3][4] Built by Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey, it was one of the Technology Demonstrator CubeSats for the QB50 mission. An identical drag sail payload was planned to be included on the RemoveDEBRIS demonstrator.
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