Smart propulsive device for controlled satellite decommissioning and reentry.

Project Information

D3

Grant agreement ID: 711193

DOI 10.3030/711193

Project closed

EC signature date 12 January 2016

Start date 1 December 2015

End date 31 May 2018

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost € 2 800 692,50

EU contribution € 1 960 484,75

Coordinated by

D-ORBIT SPA
Italy

Publications

Conference proceedings (9)

An Innovative Approach to CubeSats Dispersion: The D-Orbit ION CubeSat Carrier

Author(s): E. Toson, M. Bevilacqua, L. Ferrario, M. Valli, P. Guerrieri
Published in: IAC 2017, 2017
Publisher: IAC 2017

EOL Operations of the D-Sat Satellite: An In-Orbit Demonstration of Satellite Controlled Re-Entry

Author(s): Alessio Fanfani, Marco Bevilacqua, Lorenzo Ferrario, Simone Brilli, Matteo Trotti, Angelo Dainotto, Marco Cazzaniga, Francesco Palumbo, Stefano Antonetti
Published in: IAC 2017, 2017
Publisher: IAC 2017

D-Orbit Involvement in the ESA CleanSat Program: An Autonomous Decommissioning System for Satellite Controlled Re-Entry

Author(s): E. Toson, M. Bevilacqua, L. Ferrario, M. Valli, P. Guerrieri
Published in: IAC 2017, 2017
Publisher: IAC 2017

Study of Radiation-Induced Effects on Inert Propellants

Author(s): M. Trotti, A. Weigand, D. Alloni, L. Ferrario
Published in: IAASS Conference 2017, 2017
Publisher: IAASS Conference 2017

D-Raise: A Propulsion System for GEO Satellite Platforms to Reduce Operational Risks and Time-to-Orbit

Author(s): Elena Toson, Marco Bevilacqua, Lorenzo Ferrario, Monica Valli, Pietro Guerrieri
Published in: 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2016
Publisher: the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

D-SAT MISSION: AN IN-ORBIT DEMONSTRATION OF A SOLID PROPELLANT SATELLITE DECOMMISSIONING DEVICE

Author(s): Elena Toson, Alessio Fanfani, Simone Morosi, Luca Simone Ronga, Piermarco Martegani, Luca Rossettini
Published in: Proceedings of the Small Satellites, System & Services Symposium (4S), 2016
Publisher: European Space Research and Technology Centre

Possible Future Space Debris Mitigation and Removal Legal, Regulatory and Technical Scenarios

Author(s): Stefano Antonetti, Elena Toson, Lesley Jane Smith, Veronica La Regina, Matteo Emanuelli
Published in: 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2016
Publisher: the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

SATELLITE DECOMMISSIONING DEDICATED SYSTEM FOR IN-ORBIT AND ON-GROUND RISK REDUCTION

Author(s): Alessio Fanfani, Stefano Antonetti, Claudia Shekufendeh, Luca Rossettini
Published in: NATO AVT-257 Specialists' Meeting Best Practices for Risk Reduction for Overall Space Systems, 2016
Publisher: NATO

Launch of a 3 Unit Cubesat with integrated propulsion system: D-SAT qualification, acceptance and transportation logistics

Author(s): Alessio Fanfania, Simone Brilli, Matteo Trotti, Angelo Dainotto, Elena Toson, Alexander Weigand, Fabio Nichele
Published in: 67th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2016
Publisher: the International Astronautical Federation (IAF)

Intellectual Property Rights

Patent (2)

Device for moving or removing artificial satellites

Application/Publication number: RU 2014 105836
Date: 2012-07-18
Applicant(s): D-ORBIT SPA

PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR SMALLARTIFICIAL SATELLITES

Application/Publication number: PCT EP2016/067680
Date: 2016-07-25
Applicant(s): D-ORBIT SPA