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Video: CubeSail Nano-sats Designed to Eliminate Orbital Debris

By Doug Messier
Parabolic Arc
March 30, 2010

The Surrey Space Centre plans to launch a CubeSail nano-satellite next year. The 3 kilogram spacecraft will use a 25-square meter solar sail to de-orbit satellites and rocket upper stages at the end of their useful lives. CubeSail nano-satellites could be used in swarms to deorbit existing orbital debris.

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