The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

Deep Space Deployers Developed for Hera Mission

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Tom Patton
Jul 07, 2023
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A pair of Deep Space Deployers developed by Dutch firm ISISPACE for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense have been by far its most challenging project. The two systems need to keep their nanosatellite cargo alive and healthy, before releasing them on a precisely staged basis – at a velocity of just a few centimeters per second. Any faster a…

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