Session
Weekday Poster Session 5
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
A new deployer for a new standardized dimension, the Freedom Unit, a proposed standardized 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot small satellite, signifies a notable progression in satellite technology. Its larger standardized size allows for the integration of familiar off-the-shelf components, reducing development costs and addressing previous traditional CubeSatellite limitations in stability and power. The modularity and balanced design of the Freedom Unit will pave the way for cost-effective and innovative small satellite missions, ushering in a new era of capabilities in space exploration.
However, due to the nature of the current existing CubeSatellite design form factor, there is no existing deployer that can support the Freedom Unit. Presenting: the design, development, and manufacturing of this deployer that can be accessible and low cost, furthering the goal of decreasing market cost launches and providing an even more viable platform for educational institutions and commercial partners to conduct advanced space-based operations. The design of the deployer shall be modeled primarily off existing deployers for the CubeSat form factor, with the primary difference being the significantly larger form factor that is intended for a single containerized satellite rather than being stratified into slots for many satellites.
Although satellites in this form factor usually would consider graduating to a 8" ESPA ring, we believe there can be significant benefits to the use of a fully containerized satellite deployer rather than a more traditional cantilevered payload.
The One Freedom Unit Deployer
Utah State University, Logan, UT
A new deployer for a new standardized dimension, the Freedom Unit, a proposed standardized 1 foot by 1 foot by 1 foot small satellite, signifies a notable progression in satellite technology. Its larger standardized size allows for the integration of familiar off-the-shelf components, reducing development costs and addressing previous traditional CubeSatellite limitations in stability and power. The modularity and balanced design of the Freedom Unit will pave the way for cost-effective and innovative small satellite missions, ushering in a new era of capabilities in space exploration.
However, due to the nature of the current existing CubeSatellite design form factor, there is no existing deployer that can support the Freedom Unit. Presenting: the design, development, and manufacturing of this deployer that can be accessible and low cost, furthering the goal of decreasing market cost launches and providing an even more viable platform for educational institutions and commercial partners to conduct advanced space-based operations. The design of the deployer shall be modeled primarily off existing deployers for the CubeSat form factor, with the primary difference being the significantly larger form factor that is intended for a single containerized satellite rather than being stratified into slots for many satellites.
Although satellites in this form factor usually would consider graduating to a 8" ESPA ring, we believe there can be significant benefits to the use of a fully containerized satellite deployer rather than a more traditional cantilevered payload.
