Introduction to the Deorbit Device Competition

UNISEC-Global is a consortium of local chapters (UNISEC-xx) that aim at facilitating university students’ practical space projects such as building and launching satellites and rockets. As a part of space community and as an educational entity, we are responsible for improving awareness of long term sustainability of space activities. For several years, space-faring communities have recognized the mounting risk posed by orbital debris and possible approaches to mitigate the contribution by pico/nano/micro-satellites should be considered, such as devices for expedited or controlled re-entry at the end of satellite’s mission life.

Deorbit Device Competition Overview

Winners

First Place

Membrane Deployment de-orbit System by convex tapes
Noboru Tada, Nihon University, Japan
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Second Places

Deorbit Sail for PW-Sat2 satellite mission – low energy consumption and high efficiency system
Inna Uwarowa, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Abstract| Presentation

Development of a solid-state inflation balloon for aerodynamic drag assisted deorbit of CubeSats Morgan Roddy, The University of Arkansas,USA
Abstract| Presentation

Presenters

Title	Name	Affiliate	Country
SSCD: Sailing System for Cubesat Deorbiting Abstract\| Presentation	Federico Bernardi	Sapienza – University of Rome	Italy
Specifications of Thin Film Deployment Type De–orbit Device DOM1500 Abstract\| Presentation	Hiroki Uto	Nakashimada Engineering Works, Ltd.	Japan
Space Fan: A Mechanical De–Orbiting Device System for Satellites Abstract\| Presentation	Mehmet Şevket Uludağ and Boğaç Karabulut	Istanbul Technical University	Turkey
ADDUCT: Aerobrake Deorbit Device for a 1U CubesaT Abstract\| Presentation	James Kilroe	SpaceLab, University of Cape Town	South Africa
Graphene Foam Deorbit Sail with Failsafe Release Mechanism Abstract\| Presentation	Jürgen Lüdemann	Stellenbosch University	South Africa
Development of a solid–state inflation balloon for aerodynamic drag assisted deorbit of CubeSats Abstract\| Presentation	Morgan Roddy	The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Arkansas	USA
Membrane Deployment de–orbit System by convex tapes Abstract\| Presentation	Noboru Tada	Nihon University	Japan
μ–PPI : The smallest Hall effect thruster designed for Cubesats Abstract\| Presentation	Paul Lascombes	Ecole Polytechnique	France
Deorbit Sail for PW–Sat2 satellite mission – low energy consumption and high efficiency system Abstract\| Presentation	Inna Uwarowa	Warsaw University of Technology	Poland
Cubesat Deorbiting Using Fenix Multipurpose Propulsion Device Abstract\| Presentation	Gonçalo Lopes	D–Orbit PT Lda	Portugal
CubeSat Deorbit Device based on combination of gravity gradient tape, aerodynamic drag, electrodynamic tether and ion engine Abstract	V. Saetchnikov	Belarusian State University	Belarus

Withdrawal

Title	Name	Affiliate	Country
Hydronic Deorbit Device (HyDeDe)	Nikolay Vedenkin	The Moscow State University	Russia
Ryerson Orbit Termination (ROT) Module: A Miniature Atmospheric Ion Thruster	Tayo Shonibare	Ryerson University	Canada
Smart De-orbiting System	Sivaram SR	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	India
ESTCube-2 plasma brake module for deorbiting	Iaroslav Iakubivskyi	University of Tartu, Institute of Physics	Estonia
Research and Development of Micro/Nano-Satellite Deorbit Systems Using High-Power Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters	Ryota Fujita	Osaka Institute of Technology	Japan
Design of a MEMS based digital solid microthruster device for cubesat	Rewanth Ravindran	Indian Institute of Technology Madras	India
Ion electrospray thruster for CubeSats deorbitation	Josué Zabeau, Alexis Noël	PolyOrbite from Polytechnique Montréal	Canada

Call for paper

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Important Dates

November 1, 2015 : Call for papers

Extended to 31 May, 2016 : Abstracts submission due

June 30, 2016 : Notification for acceptance

September 8, 2016 : Full Papers submission due

October 20, 2016 : Final presentation in Kamchia, Bulgaria
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Objectives

To facilitate the sharing of innovative solutions for debris mitigation and developing effective deorbit devices that can be demonstrated and validated with CubeSats.