Spacecraft | AAReST MirrorSat 1 (Autonomous Assembly of a Reconfigurable Space Telescope) |
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Form factor | Nanosatellite |
Units or mass | 7 kg |
Status | cancelled |
Organization | Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology |
Institution | University |
Entity type | Academic / Education |
Headquarters | India |
Partners | California Institute of Technology |
Oneliner |
Part of the AAReST project for reconfigurable space telescope. |
Description |
Demonstrate key technologies: – Autonomous assembly and reconfiguration of modular spacecraft carrying mirror segments – Active, lightweight deformable mirrors operating as segments in a primary. |
Notes |
3U CubeSat plus non-standard and larger optical payload at the end. AAReST CoreSat is not purely a CubeSat nor under 10 kg. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Photo sources | [1] [2] |
Keywords | Docking |
Last modified: 2024-08-30