Quaternion Engineering Inc.

$25,000.00 CAD

≈ 4 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2018-2019
Agreement period
March 15, 2019 – March 31, 2020
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2018-2019-Q4-00070

Published purpose

The capability of small satellites have advanced in the last decade into mission capable assets. Without propulsion systems, they lack maneuverability to exploit advantages as constellations. It is proposed to evaluate the feasibility using aerodynamic forces generated in the low earth orbit to improve maneuverability of small satellites.

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