Passive, propellant-free drag-augmentation sail deorbiting satellites from 1kg to 1,500kg — 5-variant scalable family, flight-proven with ION-SVC-003 deployment.
ADEO Deployable Deorbit Sails
Passive, propellant-free drag-augmentation sail deorbiting satellites from 1kg to 1,500kg — 5-variant scalable family, flight-proven with ION-SVC-003 deployment.
Description
ADEO is HPS's scalable family of deployable deorbit sails designed to meet the under-5-year post-mission deorbit requirement for LEO spacecraft. It requires no propellant or active steering, making it usable even on spacecraft without propulsion systems. ADEO has flown and been verified multiple times in orbit, including an ION-SVC-003 deployment in December 2022 aboard a D-Orbit carrier. The family spans five variants: ADEO-Pico (1-20 kg satellites), ADEO-Cube (5-50 kg), ADEO-N/Nano (20-250 kg), ADEO-M/Medium (100-700 kg, electrical motor deployment), and ADEO-L/Large (500-1,500 kg, release-nut activation).
Specifications
| ADEO-Pico | 1-20 kg satellites, 0.45 kg module, 10x10x3.9 cm stowed, 1.7 m² sail |
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| ADEO-Cube | 5-50 kg satellites, 0.8 kg module, 9.5x9.5x7.2 cm stowed, 3.4 m² sail |
| ADEO-N (Nano) | 20-250 kg satellites, 0.8 kg module, 10x10x10 cm stowed, 5.0 m² sail |
| ADEO-M (Medium) | 100-700 kg satellites, 4.5 kg module, Ø29x13.4 cm, 15 m² sail, electrical motor deployment |
| ADEO-L (Large) | 500-1,500 kg satellites, 9.5 kg module, 40.6x40.6x26 cm stowed, 25 m² sail, release-nut activation |
| Flight heritage | ION-SVC-003 deployment (Dec 2022) |
