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A team of students from Brown University has successfully deorbited a low-cost cube satellite named SBUDNIC, which used a plastic drag sail to increase atmospheric drag and hasten its reentry. The satellite's reentry marked the successful conclusion of an experiment aimed at reducing space debris, five years ahead of schedule.
A student-built cube satellite called SBUDNIC, designed to tackle the issue of space debris, has successfully re-entered Earth's atmosphere about five years earlier than planned. The satellite, built on a shoestring budget using off-the-shelf supplies, featured a plastic drag sail made from Kapton polyimide, which helped push it back down to Earth more quickly. The project demonstrated a low-cost method to deorbit space junk after mission life has ended, potentially impacting efforts to reduce space debris. With over 27,000 pieces of orbital debris being tracked, the success of SBUDNIC highlights the effectiveness of cost-effective solutions in combating the space junk problem.
A team of engineering students from Brown University built a satellite called SBUDNIC on a shoestring budget using off-the-shelf supplies available at most hardware stores. The satellite is powered by 48 Energizer AA batteries and a $20 microprocessor popular with robot hobbyists. The satellite has a 3D-printed drag sail made from Kapton polyimide film that helps push the satellite back down to Earth sooner, reducing the amount of space debris. The total cost of the student-designed cube satellite was about $10,000.