AEROSPACE SHANGHAI, Volume. 42, Issue 3, 80(2025)

Method for Separation Experiment of Small Satellite on Large Spacecraft

Lingyu YI1, Yunfeng YU1, Shanliang DU1, Wei WANG2、*, Yong YUAN1, Zhongcheng MU2, and Shufan WU2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai,Shanghai201109,China
  • 2School of Aeronautics and Astronautics,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai200240,China
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    Diagram for the vertical downward separation of a small satellite from a large spacecraft
    Experiment field for the vertical downward separation of a small satellite from a large spacecraft
    High-speed photography for the vertical downward separation experiment of a small satellite from a large spacecraft
    High-speed photography for the separation process
    Schematic diagram for the calculation of experiment data on the Y-O-Z plane of the satellite
    Simulation analysis model for the separation of the spacecraft and small satellite
    Curves of the separation velocity and attitude angle derived from the first separation experiment
    Curves of the separation velocity and attitude angle derived from the eighth separation experiment
    Separation angular velocity of the Y-O-Z plane of the satellite
    Separation angular velocity of the X-O-Z plane of the satellite
    Images of the ICUBE-Q CubeSat in orbit
    • Table 1. <bold>Separation velocity</bold>,<bold>separation angular velocity</bold>,<bold>and separation attitude angle of the small satellite</bold>

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      Table 1. <bold>Separation velocity</bold>,<bold>separation angular velocity</bold>,<bold>and separation attitude angle of the small satellite</bold>

      序号分离参数名称最小值最大值
      1速度/(m·s-1)vmag6.314×10-16.322×10-1
      2vx-2.196×10-162.020×10-16
      3vy-6.361×10-147.073×10-14
      4vz6.314×10-16.322×10-1
      5角速度/[(°)·s-1]ωmag2.016×10-11.097×101
      6ωx-8.154×1007.820×100
      7ωy-7.333×1008.192×100
      8ωz-1.880×10-12.274×10-1
      9姿态角/(°)θ1.520×1001.720×100
    • Table 2. Separation velocity and attitude angle of the small satellite under zero gravity

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      Table 2. Separation velocity and attitude angle of the small satellite under zero gravity

      试验序号试验工况分离速度/(m·s-1)姿态角/(°)
      vxvyvzvmagθ
      1标称工况1-0.013 6-0.009 70.603 20.603 41.611 7
      2标称工况2-0.015 9-0.009 90.645 70.646 01.711 3
      3标称工况3-0.022 6-0.008 80.606 90.607 42.284 5
      4+X方向拉偏2 mm-0.001 8-0.020 10.614 30.614 61.888 6
      5-X方向拉偏2 mm-0.008 9-0.014 10.593 90.594 11.651 6
      6+Y方向拉偏2 mm-0.009 2-0.009 40.599 10.599 21.301 3
      7-Y方向拉偏2 mm-0.010 9-0.025 00.614 10.614 72.548 2
      8-X、+Y方向各拉偏2 mm-0.010 5-0.012 50.601 70.601 91.596 7
      标称工况平均值(试验1,2,3)-0.017 4-0.009 50.618 60.618 91.869 2
      拉偏工况平均值(试验4,5,6,7,8)-0.008 3-0.016 20.604 60.604 91.797 3
      分离试验平均值(试验1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8)-0.011 7-0.013 70.609 90.610 21.824 2
    • Table 3. Separation angular velocity of the small satellite under zero gravity

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      Table 3. Separation angular velocity of the small satellite under zero gravity

      试验 序号试验工况星体Y-O-Z平面 绕星体X轴角速 度ωx/[(°)·s-1]星体X-O-Z平面绕星体Y轴角速度ωy/[(°)·s-1]
      4+X方向拉偏2 mm1.544-1.350
      5-X方向拉偏2 mm-0.6390.995
      6+Y方向拉偏2 mm1.5360.517
      7-Y方向拉偏2 mm-3.2031.552
      8-X、+Y方向各拉偏2 mm1.6414.405
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    Category: Structures and Mechanisms

    Received: Oct. 10, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 29, 2025

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    DOI:10.19328/j.cnki.2096-8655.2025.03.010

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