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Extendable Solar Array for a Spacecraft System
Extendable solar arrays provide a simple, easy-to-integrate, light-weight, high-power, and robust means of power to a spacecraft
Features and Benefits:
Aerodynamic Drag Augmentation device for spacecraft end of life
Enables meeting of deorbit requirements, spacecraft life extension, and/or reduction in propulsion requirements
Reliable, lightweight design using rollable boom structures in a fan-fold wrapped configuration
Prototyped for small satellite applications, yet scalable to large spacecraft
Patents and Publications
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