Significance of 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 for space demonstration of multifunctional deployable membrane

The 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 has been developed and launched into orbit in January 2019 to demonstrate a “multifunctional” membrane deployable space structure technology in orbit. Thin-film devices attached throughout the membrane will enable innovative space systems, such as ultralightweight array a...

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Published in:	Acta astronautica Vol. 173; pp. 363 - 377
Main Authors:	Ikeya, Kosuke, Sakamoto, Hiraku, Nakanishi, Hiroki, Furuya, Hiroshi, Tomura, Takashi, Ide, Ryoga, Iijima, Ryo, Iwasaki, Yohei, Ohno, Keigo, Omoto, Keisuke, Furuya, Takashi, Hayashi, Teruaki, Kato, Masaki, Koide, Sae, Kurosaki, Madoka, Nakatsuka, Yuki, Okuyama, Shigeaki, Kashiyama, Reo, Nakamura, Junya, Nio, Wataru, Tsunemitsu, Tsubasa, Yamazaki, Yutaka, Taga, Keisuke, Hohmann, Britta, Amamoto, Towa, Chubachi, Takaomi, Tamura, Sho, Okada, Hideaki, Watanabe, Akihito, Kawabata, Nobuyoshi, Hori, Toshiyuki, Ito, Hiroaki, Kuratomi, Takeshi, Shimoda, Yuya, Hidaka, Nana, Watanabe, Kazuki, Torisaka, Ayako, Yamazaki, Masahiko
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elmsford Elsevier Ltd 01-08-2020 Elsevier BV
Subjects:	Aerospace environments Antenna arrays Antennas CubeSat Deployed shape Deployment dynamics Gossamer spacecraft Membrane structure Membranes Nanosatellites Prototyping Satellites Small satellite Solar arrays Solar collectors Systems design Technology Thin films Gossamer spacecraft MOSFET Deployed shape JAXA SAP TX Membrane structure RX FM CPU EPS Deployment dynamics CIGS OBC UHF 2D I-V VHF Nd Tokyo Tech CICB IC I2C FSK E-SSOD AX.25 SMA WDT UART JST LED CubeSat TID STEM EEPROM IMU VSWR Small satellite CAN COBC SSR CW COTS FWHM CFRP PEEK
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Summary:	The 3U CubeSat OrigamiSat-1 has been developed and launched into orbit in January 2019 to demonstrate a “multifunctional” membrane deployable space structure technology in orbit. Thin-film devices attached throughout the membrane will enable innovative space systems, such as ultralightweight array antennas and solar arrays. The CubeSat's main mission consists of (i) multifunctional membrane deployment mission, and (ii) deployable structure experiment platform mission to enable successive on-orbit demonstrations by CubeSats. This paper describes the significance of these technology demonstrations, and the system design achieved through various prototyping and testing. It also describes the development process and on-orbit operation experience, which will be useful information for other nano-satellite projects that aim at demonstrating innovative technologies actually in space. •OrigamiSat-1 is a 3U CubeSat for the demonstration of a membrane space structure.•Membrane deployment is its primary mission.•Deployable structure experiment platform mission is another object of the satellite.•The satellite's design, development process, and operation experience are provided.
ISSN:	0094-5765 1879-2030
DOI:	10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.04.016