ODAR

0967-EX-ST-2013 Text Documents

Cornell University

2013-10-25ELS_142275

June 4, 2013



               Orbital Debris Assessment for
                      KickSat on the
               CRS SpX-3 / ELaNa-5 Mission
                 per NASA-STD 8719.14A




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REFERENCES:

   A. NASA Procedural Requirements for Limiting Orbital Debris Generation, NPR
      8715.6A, 5 February 2008
   B. Process for Limiting Orbital Debris, NASA-STD-8719.14A, 25 May 2012
   C. P-POD Status SpX-3 Agreement History (Orbital Information) , ISS_CM_019
      Rev 01/2011
   D. McKissock, Barbara, Patricia Loyselle, and Elisa Vogel. Guidelines on Lithium-
      ion Battery Use in Space Applications. Tech. no. RP-08-75. NASA Glenn
      Research Center Cleveland, Ohio
   E. UL Standard for Safety for Lithium Batteries, UL 1642. UL Standard. 4th ed.
      Northbrook, IL, Underwriters Laboratories, 2007
   F. Kwas, Robert. Thermal Analysis of ELaNa-4 CubeSat Batteries, ELVL-2012-
      0043254; Nov 2012
   G. Range Safety User Requirements Manual Volume 3- Launch Vehicles, Payloads,
      and Ground Support Systems Requirements, AFSCM 91-710 V3.
   H. UL Standard for Safety for Household and Commercial Batteries, UL 2054. UL
      Standard. 2nd ed. Northbrook, IL, Underwriters Laboratories, 2005
   I. Opiela, John. “RE: DAS 2.0 Orbital Lifetime Inquiry” April 5, 2013. E-mail.

The intent of this report is to satisfy the orbital debris requirements listed in ref. (a) for
the KickSat CubeSat on the ELaNa-5 auxiliary mission launching in conjunction with the
SpX-3 primary payload. It serves as the final submittal in support of the spacecraft Safety
and Mission Success Review (SMSR). Sections 1 through 8 of ref. (b) are addressed in
this document; sections 9 through 14 fall under the requirements levied on the launch
vehicle compliance assessment and are not presented here.




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The following table summarizes the compliance status of the KickSat CubeSat as part of
the ELaNa-5 auxiliary payload mission flown on SpX-3. This mission is fully compliant
with all applicable requirements.


              Table 1: Orbital Debris Requirement Compliance Matrix
Requirement                  Compliance Assessment    Comments
4.3-1a                       Compliant                Lifetime of debris is days
4.3-1b                       Compliant                Lifetime of debris is days
4.3-2                        Not applicable           No planned debris release
4.4-1                        Compliant                On board energy source
                                                      (batteries) incapable of
                                                      debris-producing failure
4.4-2                        Compliant                On board energy source
                                                      (batteries) incapable of
                                                      debris-producing failure
4.4-3                        Not applicable           No planned breakups
4.4-4                        Not applicable           No planned breakups
4.5-1                        Compliant
4.5-2                        Not applicable
4.6-1(a)                     Compliant                Worst case lifetime 0.2yrs
4.6-1(b)                     Not applicable
4.6-1(c)                     Not applicable
4.6-2                        Not applicable
4.6-3                        Not applicable
4.6-4                        Not applicable           Passive disposal
4.6-5                        Compliant
4.7-1                        Compliant                Non-credible risk of human
                                                      casualty
4.8-1                        Compliant                No planned tether release




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Section 1: Program Management and Mission Overview

The ELaNa-5 mission is sponsored by the Space Operations Mission Directorate at
NASA Headquarters. The Program Executive is Jason Crusan. Responsible
program/project manager and senior scientific and management personnel are as follows:

KickSat: Mason Peck, Principle Investigator;
         Zachary Manchester, Project Manager


                             Table 2: Program Milestone Schedule	
  



                   Program	
  Milestone	
  Schedule	
  
                              Task	
                                           Date	
  
                      CubeSat	
  Selection	
                                    7/1/12	
  
           CubeSat	
  Build,	
  Test,	
  and	
  Integration	
       July	
  2012	
  to	
  July	
  2013	
  
                                MRR	
                                          7/23/13	
  
         CubeSat	
  Delivery/integration	
  at	
  Cal	
  Poly	
                9/16/12	
  
               P-­β€POD	
  Integration	
  into	
  LV	
                         10/28/13	
  
                            Launch	
                                           2/11/14	
  


The ELaNa-5 mission will deploy 5 pico-satellites (or CubeSats) as a secondary payload
on the mission. The ELaNa-5 mission will be launched as an auxiliary payload on the
SpX-3 mission on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The
current launch date is in February 2014. The five CubeSats will be ejected from a P-POD
carrier attached to the launch vehicle, placing the CubeSats in an orbit approximately 325
X 325 km at inclination of 51.6 deg (ref. (c)).




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Section 2: Spacecraft Description

KickSat is a technology demonstration mission for the Sprite ChipSat developed at
Cornell University. The Sprite is a tiny spacecraft with power, sensor, and
communication subsystems integrated onto a single printed circuit board measuring 3.5
by 3.5 centimeters with a mass of 5 grams. KickSat is a 3U CubeSat with a 1U avionics
bus (a derivative of the PhoneSat bus developed at NASA Ames) mated to a 2U Sprite
deployer. The primary mission objective is to demonstrate the Sprite’s CDMA
communication architecture, which allows hundreds of Sprites to simultaneously
communicate with a single ground station.

                             Table 3: KickSat Properties

     CubeSat                                                                CubeSat
                         CubeSat size                      CubeSat Names
     Quantity                                                              Masses (kg)
        1        3U (10 cm X 10 cm X 30 cm)                      KickSat      2.6




                             Figure	
  1:	
  KickSat	
  CAD	
  Model	
  




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                            Figure	
  2:	
  KickSat	
  Individual	
  Sprite	
  

Upon deployment from the P-POD, KickSat will power up and start a countdown timer.
At 30 minutes, the UHF beacon’s antenna will be deployed, then at 45 minutes the
beacon itself will be activated. During the first few passes, ground station operators will
establish communication and perform checkouts of the spacecraft. Over the next three to
four days, the attitude control system in the bus will be used to point KickSat’s minor
axis of inertia (long axis) at the sun, and then spin the spacecraft up to 10-15 RPM about
this axis, thereby ensuring attitude stability during the deployment sequence.




                               Figure	
  3:	
  KickSat	
  Deployment	
  


Once the stable sun pointing attitude condition has been established, all systems have
been checked out, and KickSat is in view of a ground station, a deployment signal from
the ground will trigger a nichrome burn wire mechanism. A spring will then push the

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plunger, stacked with 128 Sprites in 4 stacks of 32, down the length of the deployer
housing, releasing the Sprites as free-flying spacecraft. The delta-V imparted to the
Sprites during deployment is expected to be 5-10 cm/sec.

KickSat uses a standard 3U Pumpkin structure made of 5052-H32 aluminum. The
majority of its internal components are made of 6061 aluminum, ABS plastic, and FR4
printed circuit boards. There are few steel components (fasteners, deployment spring).
There are no pressure vessels, hazardous or exotic materials.

The electrical power storage system consists of common lithium-ion batteries with over-
charge/current protection circuitry. The lithium batteries, LG ICR18650 C1, carry the
UL-listing number MH19896.




                          Figure 4: 3U CubeSat Specification




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Section 3: Assessment of Spacecraft Debris Released during Normal
Operations

Section 3 provides rationale/necessity for release of each object, time of release of each
object relative to launch vehicle separation, release velocity of each object with respect to
CubeSat, expected orbital parameters (apogee, perigee, and inclination) of each object
after release, calculated orbital lifetime of each object, including time spent in Low Earth
Orbit (LEO), and an assessment of spacecraft compliance with Requirements 4.3-1 and
4.3-2.

KickSat will be releasing a maximum of 128 Sprites as part of its primary mission to
provide a technology demonstration for the use of CDMA communications across
multiple vehicles to one ground station.

Upon deployment from the P-POD, KickSat will power up and start a countdown timer.
At 30 minutes, the UHF beacon’s antenna will be deployed, then at 45 minutes the
beacon itself will be activated. During the first few passes, ground station operators will
establish communication and perform checkouts of the spacecraft. Over the next three to
four days, the attitude control system in the bus will be used to point KickSat’s minor
axis of inertia (long axis) at the sun, and then spin the spacecraft up to 10-15 RPM about
this axis, thereby ensuring attitude stability during the deployment sequence.

The Sprite deployer contains 128 Sprites stacked 2-by-2 in four columns. Each Sprite is
housed in an individual slot and constrained by a carbon fiber rod that runs the length of
each column and passes through a hole in the corner of the Sprites (figure 2). The nitinol
wire antennas on the Sprites are coiled in such a way that they act as springs, pushing the
Sprites out of their slots. When the carbon fiber rod is removed, the Sprites’ antennas will
push them from the deployer housing with an estimated ΔV of 5-10 cm/sec.

In the event the Sprites are ejected along the deployer’s velocity or anti-velocity vector,
the orbital variation in the Sprites will be 325km +/- 0.35 km. This variation is based on
their largest separation ΔV of 10 cm/sec.

The orbital lifetime was calculated to be 2-4 days depending on deployment date (ref.
(i)). The large area to mass ratio, 20–100 times larger than most debris object, will render
the Sprites highly susceptible to atmospheric drag and solar perturbations. The publically
available version of DAS is not able to calculate orbital lifetimes this small. To satisfy the
requirement 4.3-1 the NASA Orbital Debris Planning Office provided orbital lifetimes
using the DAS Science and Engineering tool, a version of DAS that outputs the
propagation steps into a text data table.

The short orbital lifetime of the Sprites satisfies the Requirements 4.3-1 and 4.3-2, whose
purpose is to limit the debris in LEO.




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Section 4: Assessment of Spacecraft Intentional Breakups and Potential for
Explosions.

Malfunction of lithium ion or lithium polymer batteries and/or associated control
circuitry has been identified as a potential cause for spacecraft breakup during
deployment and mission operations.

While no passivation of batteries will be attempted, natural degradation of the solar cell
and battery properties will occur over the post mission period, which may be as long as
0.2 years. These conditions pose a possible increased chance of undesired battery energy
release. The battery capacity for storage will degrade over time, possibly leading to
changes in the acceptable charge rate for the cells. Individual cells may also change
properties at different rates due to time degradation and temperature changes. The control
circuit may also malfunction as a result of exposure to the space environment over long
periods of time. The cell pressure relief vents could be blocked by small contaminants.
Any of these individual or combined effects may theoretically cause an electro-chemical
reaction that result in rapid energy release in the form of combustion.

There are NO plans for designed spacecraft breakups, explosions, or intentional
collisions on the KickSat mission.

Section 4 asks for a list of components, which shall be passivated at End of Mission
(EOM), as well as the method of passivation and description of the components, which
cannot be passivated. No passivation of components is planned at the End of Mission for
any of the ELaNa-5 CubeSats.

Since the batteries used do not present a debris generation hazard even in the event of
rapid energy release (see assessment directly below), passivation of the batteries is not
necessary in order to meet the requirement 4.4-2 (56450) for passivation of energy
sources “to a level which cannot cause an explosion or deflagration large enough to
release orbital debris or break up the spacecraft.” Because passivation is not necessary,
and in the interest of not increasing the complexity of the CubeSats, there was no need to
add this capability to their electrical power generation and storage systems.
Assessment of spacecraft compliance with Requirements 4.4-1 through 4.4-2 shows that
the ELaNa-5 CubeSats are compliant. Requirements 4.4-3 and 4.4-4, addressing
intentional break-ups are not applicable.

The following addresses requirement 4.4-2. The CubeSats that have been selected to fly
on the SpX-3 mission have not been designed to disconnect their onboard storage energy
devices (lithium ion and lithium polymer batteries). However, the CubeSats batteries still
meet Req. 56450 by virtue of the fact that they cannot “cause an explosion or deflagration
large enough to release orbital debris or break up the spacecraft”.

                           Table 4: ELaNa-5 CubeSat Cells

                                                                             UL Listing
    CubeSat          Technology         Manufactor           Model
                                                                              Number
    KickSat          Lithium Ion            LG          LG ICR18650 C1       MH19896




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The batteries are all consumer-oriented devices. All battery cells have been recognized as
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) tested and approved. Furthermore, safety devices
incorporated in these batteries include pressure release valves, over current charge
protection and over current discharge protection.

The fact that these batteries are UL recognized indicates that they have passed the UL
standard testing procedures that characterize their explosive potential. Of particular
concern to NASA Req. 56450 is UL Standard 1642, which specifically deals with the
testing of lithium batteries. Section 20 Projectile Test of UL 1642 (ref. (e)) subjects the
test battery to heat by flame while within an aluminum and steel wire mesh octagonal
box, “[where the test battery] shall remain on the screen until it explodes or the cell or
battery has ignited and burned out” (UL 1642 20.5). To pass the test, “no part of an
exploding cell or battery shall penetrate the wire screen such that some or all of the cell
or battery protrudes through the screen” (UL 1642 20.1).


                                                                Steel Screen Top
                                                                (20 openings/in)


                                                                    Steel Screen Bottom
                                                                      (20 openings/in)

                                                                 Test Subject


                                                                 Aluminum Screen
                                                                  (16-18 wires/in)



                                                                Flame




            Figure 5: Underwriters Laboratory Explosion Test Apparatus

The batteries being launched via CubeSat will experience conditions on orbit that are
generally much less severe that those seen during the UL test. While the source of failure
would not be external heat on orbit, analysis of the expected mission thermal
environment performed by NASA LSP Flight Analysis Division shows that given the
very low (<=41.44 W-hr, maximum for PhoneSat) power dissipation for CubeSats, the
batteries will be exposed to a maximum temperature that is well below their 212oF safe
operation limit (ref. (f)). It is unlikely but possible that the continual charging with 2 to 6
W of average power from the solar panels over an orbital life span greater than 2 years
may expose the two to four batteries (per CubeSat) to overcharging which could cause
similar heat to be generated internally. Through the UL testing, it has been shown that
these batteries do not cause an explosion that would cause a fragmentation of the
spacecraft.

A NASA Glenn Research Center guideline entitled Guidelines on Lithium-ion Battery
Use in Space Applications (ref. (d)) explains that the hazards of Li-Ion cells in an
overcharge situation result in the breakdown of the electrolyte found in Li-ion cells
causing an increase in internal pressure, formation of flammable organic solvents, and the
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release of oxygen from the metal oxide structure. From a structural point of view a
battery in an overcharge situation can expect breakage of cases, seals, mounting
provisions, and internal components. The end result could be “unconstrained movement
of the battery” (ref. (d), pg 13). This document clearly indicates that only battery
deformation and the escape of combustible gasses will be seen in an overcharging
situation, providing further support to the conclusion that CubeSat fragmentation due to
explosion is not a credible scenario for this application. It is important to note that the
NASA guide to Li-ion batteries makes no mention of these batteries causing explosions
of any magnitude whatsoever.




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Section 5: Assessment of Spacecraft Potential for On-Orbit Collisions

 Calculation of spacecraft probability of collision with space objects larger than 10 cm in
diameter during the orbital lifetime of the spacecraft takes into account both the mean
cross sectional area and orbital lifetime.

KickSat was evaluated for this ODAR in a stowed in a convex configuration, indicating
there are no elements of the CubeSats obscuring another element of the same CubeSats
from view. Thus, mean CSA for all stowed CubeSats was calculated using Equation 1.
This configuration renders the longest orbital life times for KickSat and the Sprites.

Once a CubeSat has been ejected from the P-POD and deployables have been extended
Equation 2 is utilized to determine the mean CSA. Amax is identified as the view that
yields the maximum cross-sectional area. A1 and A2 are the two cross-sectional areas
orthogonal to Amax. Refer to Appendix A for dimensions used in these calculations.

                                   𝑺𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆  π‘¨π’“𝒆𝒂                𝟐∗ π’˜∗𝒍 +πŸ’∗ π’˜∗𝒉
            𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒏  π‘ͺ𝑺𝑨 =                                  =
                                           πŸ’                                     πŸ’
               Equation	
  1:	
  Mean	
  Cross	
  Sectional	
  Area	
  for	
  Convex	
  Objects	
  


                                                      π‘¨π’Žπ’‚π’™ + π‘¨πŸ + π‘¨πŸ
                                𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒏  π‘ͺ𝑺𝑨 =   
                                                                𝟐
              Equation	
  2:	
  Mean	
  Cross	
  Sectional	
  Area	
  for	
  Complex	
  Objects


 The KickSat’s orbit at deployment is 325 km apogee altitude by 325 km perigee altitude,
with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. With an area to mass ratio of 0.027	
  m2/kg, DAS
yields 0.2 years for orbit lifetime for its stowed state, which in turn is used to obtain the
collision probability. KickSat in the deployed configuration has a probability of collision
of 10-9.1, and a 10-9.1 probability of collision in the stowed configuration. Table 5 below
provides complete results.




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Table 5: CubeSat Orbital Lifetime & Collision Probability
 	
  
 	
  
 	
  
 	
  
 	
  
                 	
               CubeSat	
                        	
   KickSat	
  
 	
                              Mass	
  (kg)	
                             2.6	
  
 	
  
 	
              	
       Mean	
  C/S	
  Area	
  (m^2)	
           	
   0.0270	
  
                         Area-­β€to	
  Mass	
  (m^2/kg)	
                0.0077	
  
      Stowed	
  
                          Orbital	
  Lifetime	
  (yrs)	
                    0.2	
  
                      Probability	
  of	
  collision	
  (10^X)	
          -­β€9.1	
  
  	
  
                        	
         Mean	
  C/S	
  Area	
  (m^2)	
                  	
  
                                                                              0.0582	
  
                                  Area-­β€to	
  Mass	
  (m^2/kg)	
             0.0166	
  
         Deployed	
  
                                   Orbital	
  Lifetime	
  (yrs)	
                0.1	
  
                               Probability	
  of	
  collision	
  (10^X)	
      -­β€9.1	
  


                 Figure 6: Highest Risk of Orbit Collision vs. Altitude

 There will be no post-mission disposal operation. As such the identification of all
systems and components required to accomplish post-mission disposal operation,
including passivation and maneuvering, is not applicable.

The probability of the KickSat spacecraft collision with debris and meteoroids greater
than 10 cm in diameter and capable of preventing post-mission disposal is less than
10-9.1, for any configuration. This satisfies the 0.001 (10-6) maximum probability
requirement 4.5-1.

Since KickSat and the Sprites have no capability or plan for end-of-mission disposal,
requirement 4.5-2 is not applicable.

Assessment of spacecraft compliance with Requirements 4.5-1 shows the KickSat
mission to be compliant. Requirement 4.5-2 is not applicable to this mission.

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Section 6: Assessment of Spacecraft Postmission Disposal Plans and
Procedures

KickSat and the Sprites will naturally decay from orbit within 25 years after end of the
mission, satisfying requirement 4.6-1a detailing the spacecraft disposal option.

Planning for spacecraft maneuvers to accomplish postmission disposal is not applicable.
Disposal is achieved via passive atmospheric reentry.

Calculating the area-to-mass ratio for the worst-case (smallest Area-to-Mass) post-
mission disposal is calculated for is as follows:

                  𝑴𝒆𝒂𝒏   π‘ͺ 𝑺 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂  (π’ŽπŸ )                      π’ŽπŸ
                                         = 𝑨𝒓𝒆𝒂 − 𝒕𝒐 − 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔  ( )
                     𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒔  (π’Œπ’ˆ)                               π’Œπ’ˆ


                              Equation 3: Area to Mass


                                0.0214π‘š!             π‘š!
                                          =   0.0076
                                  2.8  π‘˜π‘”            π‘˜π‘”


DAS 2.0.2 Orbital Lifetime Calculations:

DAS inputs are: 325 km maximum perigee X 325 km maximum apogee altitudes with an
inclination of 51.6 degrees at deployment in the year 2013. An area to mass ratio of
0.0076	
  m2/kg.	
  

Assessment results show compliance of KickSat and the Sprites. This meets requirement
4.6-1. For the KickSat orbital lifetime, reference Table 5.




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Section 7: Assessment of Spacecraft Reentry Hazards

A detailed assessment of the components to be flown on KickSat was performed. The
assessment used DAS 2.0, a conservative tool used by the NASA Orbital Debris Office to
verify Requirement 4.7-1. The analysis is intended to provide a bounding analysis for
characterizing the survivability of a CubeSat’s component during re-entry. For example,
when DAS shows a component surviving reentry it is not taking into account the material
ablating away or charring due to oxidative heating. Both physical effects are experienced
upon reentry and will decrease the mass and size of the real-life components as the
reenter the atmosphere, reducing the risk they pose still further.
The following steps are used to identify and evaluate a components potential reentry risk
relative to the 4.7-1 requirement of having less than 15 J of kinetic energy and a 1:10,000
probability of a human casualty in the event the survive reentry.
           1. Low melting temperature (less than 1000 °C) components are identified as
              materials that would never survive reentry and pose no risk to human
              casualty. This is confirmed through DAS analysis that showed materials
              with melting temperatures equal to or below that of copper (1080  °C) will
              always demise upon reentry for any size component up to the dimensions
              of a 1U CubeSat.
           2. The remaining high temperature materials are shown to meet the human
              casualty requirement through a bounding DAS analysis of the highest
              temperature components, generally stainless steel (1500°C). A component
              of similar dimensions and possessing a melting temperature between 1000
              °C and 1500°C, can be expected to posses as negligible risk similar to
              stainless steel components. Probability of human casualty was calculated
              if a component exceeded 15J of energy upon reentry. See Table 6.
The KickSat mission complies with Requirement 4.7-1, to have less than 1:10,000 risk of
human casualty.

The majority of high temperature components demise upon reentry. The components that
DAS conservatively identifies as reaching the ground have less than 15 joules of kinetic
energy. No high temperature component will pose a risk to human casualty as defined by
the Range Commander’s Council (ref. (g)).

As documented in, Table 6: KickSat Survivability DAS Analysis, and Appendix A, the
KickSat mission is conservatively shown to be in compliance with Requirement 4.7-1 of
NASA-STD-8719.14A.

See Appendix for a complete accounting of the survivability of all CubeSat components.




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                              Table 6: KickSat Survivability DAS Analysis	
  
                  ELaNa-­β€5	
  Stainless	
  Steel	
                          Length	
  /	
       Width	
     Height	
                Demise	
  Alt	
  
   CubeSat	
                                            Mass	
  (g)	
                                                                                    KE	
  (J)	
  
                      Components	
                                        Diameter	
  (cm)	
     (cm)	
       (cm)	
                   (km)	
  
    KickSat	
      Sprite	
  Deployer	
  Spring	
          22.9	
               6.30	
            6.30	
     19.90	
      	
  	
            0	
              0	
  
    KickSat	
     Reaction	
  Control	
  System	
          87.8	
               2.54	
            2.54	
      7.62	
      	
  	
         70.6	
              0	
  
    KickSat	
               Fasteners	
                     3.0	
               0.00	
            0.00	
      0.00	
      	
  	
         77.9	
              0	
  


Note: Components are modeled as stainless steel unless otherwise noted in component name.




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Section 8: Assessment for Tether Missions

ELaNa-5 CubeSats will not be deploying any tethers.

ELaNa-5 CubeSats satisfy requirement 4.8-1.




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Section 9-14

ODAR sections 9 through 14 for the launch vehicle are addressed in ref. (g), and are not
covered here.



                                   Appendix Index:

   Appendix A.        ELaNa-5 Component List by CubeSat: KickSat




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     Appendix A.                ELaNa-5 Component List by CubeSat: KickSat




                                                External/Intern




                                                                                                                                                                                 Melting Temp
                                                 (Major/Minor
            Row Number




                                                 Components)




                                                                                                                                      Length (mm)



                                                                                                                                                     Height (mm)



                                                                                                                                                                   Low Melting
                                                                                                                        Width (mm)
                                                                                                Body Type




                                                                                                                         Diameter/




                                                                                                                                                                                                         Comment
                                                                                Material
  CubeSat




                                                                                                             Mass (g)
                                Name




                                                                  Qty
                                                      al
KickSat       1           CubeSat Name            KickSat                                                                                                          Yes                                Demises
                                                 External -
KickSat       2          CubeSat Structure                         1    Aluminum 5052-H32      Box          366          100         100            340.5          Yes                                Demises
                                                  Major
                          Sprite Deployer
KickSat       3                               Internal - Major     1       ABS Plastic         Box          206.5         96          96            201            Yes                                Demises
                             Housing
                          Sprite Deployer
KickSat       4                               Internal - Major     1       ABS Plastic         Box          107.6         81          81            175            Yes                                Demises
                               Pusher
                                                                                                                                                                                                Negligible Risk (<1J)
                          Sprite Deployer
KickSat       5                               Internal - Major     1           Steel         Cylinder       22.9          63          63            199                          1500           See Error! Reference
                               Spring
                                                                                                                                                                                                  source not found.
KickSat       6            Sprite ChipSat     Internal - Major    128        FR4 PCB         Flat Plate      5.1          35          35            1.75           Yes                                Demises
                                                 External -               ABS Plastic and
KickSat       7               Antenna                              1                         Flat Plate      2.1         178         12.7           0.15           Yes                                Demises
                                                  Major                   Aluminum 6061
                                                 External -
KickSat       8             Solar Cells                           100    Gallium Arsenide    Flat Plate     0.234       0.155        0.318              -          Yes                                Demises
                                                  Major
                          Magnetorquer /         External -
KickSat       9                                                    6         FR4 PCB         Flat Plate     33.9        104.8        82.6            2.5           Yes                                Demises
                         Solar Panel Boards       Major
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Demises
                         Reaction Control                                ABS Plastic and
KickSat     10                                Internal - Major     1                           Box          87.8        25.4         25.4           76.2                         1500           See Error! Reference
                             System                                     Mylar Coated Steel
                                                                                                                                                                                                  source not found.
                                                 External -
KickSat     11            Antenna Mount                            1      Aluminum 6061        Box          10.6        28.6         117.5          36.5           Yes                                Demises
                                                  Minor
KickSat     12               Batteries        Internal - Major     4        Lithium Ion      Cylinder       45.6        19.1         19.1           61.9           Yes                                Demises
                           Microhard
KickSat     13                                Internal - Major     1         FR4 PCB         Flat Plate      55           89         53.4           17.8           Yes                                Demises
                         MHJX2420 Radio
KickSat     14             Battery Mount      Internal - Major     1       ABS Plastic         Box          29.3        86.8         80.5           21.2           Yes                                Demises
                         Nexus S (C&DH)
KickSat     15                                Internal - Minor     1         FR4 PCB         Flat Plate      22           80          80             2.5           Yes                                Demises
                              Board
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Demises
KickSat     16               Fasteners        Internal - Minor    14      Stainless Steel    Cylinder          3                                                                 1500           See Error! Reference
                                                                                                                                                                                                  source not found.
KickSat     17                Cabling         Internal - Minor             Copper Alloy                                                                            Yes                                Demises
KickSat     18              Loctite 222       Internal - Minor     1          Acrylic                                                                              Yes                                Demises




                                                                            Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU)



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Document Modified: 2013-10-23 14:53:02

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