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Aerospace Corp engineers with a DiskSat. DiskSat is an alternate approach to smallsat containerization, providing the benefits—standardized launch interface, low launch costs, and simple mechanical design—with large aperture, surface areas that can be dedicated to large antennas or instruments that need exposure to space, and high power.

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Aerospace Corp engineers with a DiskSat. DiskSat is an alternate approach to smallsat containerization, providing the benefits—standardized launch interface, low launch costs, and simple mechanical design—with large aperture, surface areas that can be dedicated to large antennas or instruments that need exposure to space, and high power.
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Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Dec-2025 02:57:26 JST Corey S Powell
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DiskSats can be designed to remain horizontal, so they experience minimal aerodynamic drag. That would allow them to orbit at unusually low altitudes (less than 185 miles/300km), useful for detailed Earth-imaging studies.
Or they could potentially fly to the Moon.
https://www.nasa.gov/smallspacecraft/disksat/ #science #tech #nasa

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