Solar Array Membrane Prototype for the OPENS-0 Small Saturn Probe

Presenter Information

Masanori Matsushita, National Defence AcademyFollow
Osamu Mori, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yasuyuki Miyazaki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yasutaka Satou, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yuki Kubo, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Ahmed Kiyoshi Sugihara, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tetsuya Kusumoto, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Naoya Ozaki, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Hajime Yano, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Ryu Funase, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Nobukatsu Okuizumi, Muroran Institute of Technology
Akihito Watanabe, Sakase Adtech Co., Ltd.
Toshiyuki Hori, Sakase Adtech Co., Ltd.
Hiroaki Ito, Sakase Adtech Co., Ltd.
Yoshihiko Katsuyama, SLK LLC
Minoru Tabata, SLK LLC
Minoru Kurose, SLK LLC
Hiroyuki Ono, cosmobloom Inc.
Hiroaki Yoneda, Aoyama Gakuin University
Yoshiki Sugawara, Aoyama Gakuin University

Session

Session IX: Advanced Technologies I

Location

Utah State University, Logan, UT

Abstract

The Institute of Space and Astronautical Science at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is actively engaged in the research and development of a cutting-edge lightweight deployable solar array paddle, called solar array membrane. This technology is specifically designed for small satellites, with a particular focus on the OPENS-0 small probe for the Saturn flyby engineering demonstration. This paper provides the current status of the development of the full-scale prototype for the 9 m² solar array membrane.