Space junk is increase at a charge per unit of 5 % per year . fortunately , researcher at the University of Surrey have invented a “ Cubesail ” satellite that will foreshorten succeeding orbital garbage . Once equipment has done its caper , the Cubesail will de - orbit debris .
This Cubesail satellite has a 16.4 ft . by 16.4 ft . deployable “ solar sail ” that connects to its 6.6 pound . , 4 in . x 4 in . x 12 in . body . The Cubesail can be attached to orbital equipment and deployed once the equipment has complete its tasks . Best of all , this nano - orbiter is quick to go – it ’ll be equipped to launch equipment starting next year and will commence clearing out future junk starting in 2013 .
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fit in to Dr. Vaios Lappas of the Surrey Space Center , the Cubesail will be an efficient fashion to both de - orbit future launches and clean up present quad debris :
Successful deployment and testing of the canvass can enable a low cost / mass solution to be used for future orbiter and launch vehicle upper stages reduce dramatically the problem of space detritus .
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