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ESTCube-1 in-orbit experience and lessons learned

Petri ToivanenJohan KuttJaanus KaldeRoland RostaMihkel PajusaluMart NoormaPaul LiiasAndris SlavinskisS. LättJouni PolkkoHendrik EhrpaisJouni EnvallKaroli KahnTõnis EenmäeErik KuluKalvas TaneliIndrek SünterRiho VendtPekka JanhunenUrmas KvellHenri KuusteKarlis ZaliteErik IlbisViljo AllikKaspars LaizansJaan Viru

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Engineeringta115ta213business.industrynanosatelliteCubeSatE-sailAerospace EngineeringPlan (drawing)satellite designelectric solar wind sailsatellitesESTCube-1AeronauticsSpace and Planetary ScienceAgency (sociology)Space techniquesSatelliteElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOrbit (control theory)Aerospace engineeringelectric solar wind sailsbusinessSpace research

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ESTCube-1 is a student satellite project lead by the University of Tartu, Estonia, and supported by the European Space Agency (ESA) via Plan for European Cooperating States (PECS). Development of ESTCube-1 has been a collaborative effort with many international partners. The satellite is shown on Figure 1 [1].

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2015-08-01IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine
https://doi.org/10.1109/maes.2015.150034