Research on Practical On-Orbit Servicing Systems Using Nano-Satellite Technologies

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For practical on-orbit servicing systems using nano-satellite technologies, a small deployable camera and a small separation system were considered for on-orbit observation of the large membrane deployment of the IKAROS : the world first solar sail spacecraft developed by JAXA, and the deployable camera has successfully taken the pictures of the fully deployed large membrane of the IKAROS on orbit. From the pictures, three dimensional image reconstruction has been conducted and the membrane shape was analyzed. As a novel on-orbit servicing, the concept of easily serviceable satellite, the cluster flight and a Coulomb charged formation flying were proposed and their optimal orbit design and guidance with two-axis attitude control were proposed.