Uses a deployable rigid boom instead of a flexible tether.
Space weather platform?will?measure a number of atomic and ionic substances in the exosphere. Knowledge of the composition and the current state of activity in the exosphere can be useful in the prediction of space weather phenomena in order to forecast potential effects on satellite communications and spacecraft performance.
"Primary payload, TrapSat, is tackling the issue of space debris by using aerogel to capture and profile orbiting microdebris. "
Thought to be pathfinder for LEO communications constellation.
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