BEAK Satellite

BEAK
BEAK
BEAK
Spacecraft BEAK
Spacecraft type CubeSat
Units or mass 3U
Status Operational? (No news found as of 2023-12-19)
Launched 2023-11-10
NORAD ID 58612
Deployer J-SSOD (JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer)
Launcher Falcon 9 (CRS-29)
Deployment Deployed from ISS on 2023-12-18
Organisation University of Tokyo
Institution University
Entity type Academic / Education
Country Japan
Operator In-house?
Partners Nihon University, JAXA
Oneliner

Dragsail and water resistojet propulsion demonstration.

Description

Demonstration of the following technologies for nano-sized planetary probes in the future:

  • Orbital maneuvering by drag modulation with jettison of aerodynamic decelerator (SAP’s and membrane),
  • Deployment of aeroshell supported by shape memory alloy frames,
  • Operation demonstration of nano-sized propulsion system (water resistojet),
  • Nano-sized attitude control system.
Sources [1]
Photo sources [1] [2] [3] [4]
Keywords Propulsion, Solar sail, De-orbit device, Globalstar or Iridium or Inmarsat
On the same launch

Last modified: 2024-05-29

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