Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 20, 2013 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Sailing satellites into safe retirement 20 December 2013 When satellites reach the end of their working lives, they may pose a threat to other spacecraft as they continue to orbit in a dormant state for many decades. But now a new way to deorbit ageing satellites in a safe manner is nearing its first test in space.In the future, satellites might carry a packaged ultra-lightweight ‘gossamer sail’ to open as they head towards retirement. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 20, 2013 #2 Share Posted December 20, 2013 That's a really good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 21, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted December 21, 2013 That's a really good idea. It's not only ESA that are looking at this. There is a CubeSat experiment into de-orbiting satellites by solar sail which is being sponsored by NASA, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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