E-sail test payload of the ESTCube-1 nanosatellite

The scientific mission of ESTCube-1, launched in May 2013, is to measure the electric solar wind sail (E-sail) force in orbit. The experiment is planned to push forward the development of the E-sail, a propulsion method recently invented at the Finnish Meteorological Institute. The E-sail is based o...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
Main Authors: Jouni Envall, Pekka Janhunen, Petri Toivanen, Mihkel Pajusalu, Erik Ilbis, Jaanus Kalde, Matis Averin, Henri Kuuste, Kaspars Laizans, Viljo Allik, Timo Rauhala, Henri Seppänen, Sergiy Kiprich, Jukka Ukkonen, Edward Haeggström, Taneli Kalvas, Olli Tarvainen, Janne Kauppinen, Antti Nuottajärvi, Hannu Koivisto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2014-05-01
Subjects:
space research
propulsion
satellite
nanosatellite
electric solar wind sail
e-sail
estcube-1.
Online Access:https://kirj.ee/public/proceedings_pdf/2014/issue_2S/Proc-2014-2S-210-221.pdf

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