A Ready-to-Fly Deorbit Device Based on Electrodynamic Tether Technology

Project Information

E.T.PACK-F

Grant agreement ID: 101058166

DOI

10.3030/101058166

Project closed

EC signature date 17 March 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 December 2025

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost

€ 2 499 513,00

EU contribution

€ 2 499 513,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID
Spain

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Dissemination and Exploitation Plan

Report describing the dissemination and exploitation plan It includes the plan for the scientific publications and conferences dissemination to the general public decisionmakers customers and investors and potential patents

RP1 Update of the Data Management Plan

Update of the Data Management Plan at the end of the First Reporting Period

Mission Operation Concept Document

Document with the operation concept of the inorbit demonstration of the deorbit device

Website and Project Logo

Website and logo of the project It includes links to social media

Data Management Plan

Management plan of the data that will be generated in ETPACKF It will be mainly focussed on the simulation data of the IOD

Publications

Conference proceedings (14)

Thermal Vacuum Test and Internal Friction Characterization for the E T PACK F Space Electrodynamic Tether Deployer Mechanism

Author(s): A. Brunello; S. Chiodini; G. Polato; M. Ghedin; A. Valmorbida; G. Anese; S. Salmistraro; B. Saggin; E. C. Lorenzini
Published in: Proceedings of IX Forum Nazionale delle Misure
Publisher: IX Forum Nazionale delle Misure

SPIN MODULATION FOR DEORBITING WITH ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHERS

Author(s): Giovanni Anese;Samantha Salmistraro;Andrea Valmorbida;Giacomo Colombatti;Alice Brunello;Marco Ghedin;Sebastiano Chiodini;Bortolino Saggin;
Published in: European Space Debris Conference Proceedings
Publisher: ESA Space Debris Office

Performance Evaluation of a C12A7:e- Compact Heaterless Hollow Cathode

Author(s): E. Berka, J.-P. Wulfkühler, M. Tajmar
Published in: Proceedings of the 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2025-054, 2025
Publisher: Electric Propulsion Rocket Society

Research activity for debris deorbiting using Electrodynamic Tether technology

Author(s): G. Polato, A. Valmorbida, M. Urbinati, G. Anese, A. Brunello, S. Salmistraro, S. Chiodini, G. Colombatti, E.C. Lorenzini
Published in: 2024 PhD Days
Publisher: National Doctoral Programme in Space Science and Technology: 2024 PhD Days

CHARACTERIZATION OF A PASSIVE DAMPING DEVICE FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER APPLICATIONS

Author(s): A. Valmorbida; P. Pavan; G. Colombatti; S. Chiodini; A. Brunello; G. Polato; G. Anese; M. Pertile; E. C. Lorenzini
Published in: Proceedings of Forum Nazionale delle Misure 2023, 2023
Publisher: Forum Nazionale delle Misure 2023

Long-Life & Propellant Efficient Hollow Cathode Based on C12A7 Electride

Author(s): E. Berka, J.-P. Wulfkühler, J. Hertel, M. Tajmar
Published in: Proceedings of the 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2024-650, 2024
Publisher: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society

Experimental test and numerical validation for evaluating the dynamics of the In-Line Damper for the E.T.PACK-F project

Author(s): Polato Giulio; Urbinati Matteo; Valmorbida Andrea; Anese Giovanni; Brunello Alice; Salmistraro Samantha; Chiodini Sebastiano; Colombatti Giacomo; Lorenzini Enrico
Published in: 7th International Tether in Space Conference
Publisher: 7th International Tether in Space Conference

Development of a Fluid System and Simulator for simultaneous high and low Flowrates to supply a Hollow Cathode and Cold Gas System for an Electrodynamic Tether Mission

Author(s): R. Nerger, J.-P. Wulfkühler, C. Drobny, E. Berka, J. Hertel, A. Valmorbida, G. Polato, M. Tajmar
Published in: Proceedings of the 9th Edition of the 3AF International Conference on Space Propulsion, Issue SP2024-105, 2024
Publisher: 3AF – Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France

Characterization of the Restoring Force of a Passive Mechanical Damping Device for Tethered Satellites Applications

Author(s): A. Valmorbida; G. Polato; A. Brunello; P. Pavan; G. Colombatti; S. Chiodini; G. Anese; S. Salmistraro; M. Ghedin; B. Saggin; E. C. Lorenzini
Published in: Peroceedings of IX Forum Nazionale delle Misure
Publisher: IX Forum Nazionale delle Misure

Power Optimized Langmuir-Multiprobe-Instrument for the E.T.Pack-F Deorbit Mission

Author(s): Jonathan Hertel, Jan-Philipp Wulfkühler, Martin Tajmar
Published in: 31st IAA Symposium on Small Satellite Missions, 2024
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078365-0141

Overview of Electron Emitter Technology Development at TU Dresden for the Application in Electrodynamic Tether Systems

Author(s): J.-P. Wulfkühler, G. Hentsch, E. Berka, M. Tajmar
Published in: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Tethers in Space, 2024
Publisher: 7th International Tether in Space Conference

Bare Photovoltaic Tether characteristics for ISS reboost

Author(s): Anese Giovanni;Brunello Alice;Colombatti Giacomo;Valmorbida Andrea;Polato Giulio;Salmistraro Samantha;Chiodini Sebastiano;Del Pino Angel Jimenez;Lorenzini Enrico
Published in: Proceedings of the 7th International Tether in Space Conference
Publisher: 7th International Tether in Space Conference

Effects of Using Power Supply in Deorbiting with Electrodynamic Tethers

Author(s): Giovanni Anese, Giacomo Colombatti, Alice Brunello, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Andrea Valmorbida, Giulio Polato, Enrico C. Lorenzini
Published in: 22nd IAA Symposium on Space Debris, 2025
Publisher: International Astronautical Federation (IAF)
DOI: 10.52202/078360-0104

A Heaterless C12A7 Electride-based Hollow Cathode Electron Emitter System for MicroSats

Author(s): J.-P. Wulfkühler, E. Berka, J. Hertel, R. Nerger, M. Tajmar
Published in: Proceedings of the 38th International Electric Propulsion Conference, Issue IEPC-2024-642, 2024
Publisher: Electric Rocket Propulsion Society

Peer reviewed articles (15)

The Deployment Mechanism of the E.T.PACK Deorbit System: Functional and Qualification tests

Author(s): A. Brunello, G. Anese, S. Chiodini, G. Colombatti, G. Polato, S. Salmistraro, A. Valmorbida, E.C. Lorenzini
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 226, 2024, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.11.008

A severing rate model for tape tethers based on experimental ballistic equations

Author(s): Juan José García Ortiz, Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga
Published in: Advances in Space Research, Issue 75, 2025, ISSN 0273-1177
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ASR.2025.03.014

Simulator and hardware emulator of a short electrodynamic tether system

Author(s): Angel del-Pino-Jimenez, Amadeo Velasco, Gonzalo Sanchez-Arriaga
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 226, 2024, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.10.020

IEEE Sensors Journal

Author(s): Ghasem Sharifi; J. González-García; Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga
Published in: IEEE Sensors Journal, 2025, ISSN 1530-437X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2025.3574580

Deployment profile analysis for tethered deorbiting technologies

Author(s): G. Polato;A. Valmorbida;A. Brunello;G. Anese;S. Chiodini;G. Colombatti;E. Lorenzini
Published in: UNIPID, 2023
Publisher: Catalogo Ricerca UNIPD

Laser Vibrometry-Based Precise Measurement of Tape-Shaped Tethers Damping Ratio Toward Space Applications

Author(s): Andrea Valmorbida; Alice Brunello; Lorenzo Olivieri; Simone Fortuna; Giulia Sarego; Marco Pertile; Enrico C. Lorenzini
Published in: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT, Issue 72, 2023, ISSN 0018-9456
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2023.3271733

Concerning the ignition of a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode

Author(s): Christian Drobny; Martin Tajmar
Published in: Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2024, ISSN 2731-4596
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S44205-023-00064-9

Optimal design and current control strategies of an electrodynamic tape for ISS station-keeping

Author(s): A. Brunello, G. Anese, G. Borderes-Motta, A. Valmorbida, G. Sánchez-Arriaga, E.C. Lorenzini
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 223, 2025, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.07.024

Reproducibility of operating potentials for a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode with constant keeper current control

Author(s): Christian Drobny; Martin Tajmar
Published in: Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2024, ISSN 2731-4596
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S44205-024-00086-X

A review of electrodynamic tether missions: Historical trend, dimensionless parameters, and opportunities opening space markets

Author(s): Gonzalo Sánchez-Arriaga, Enrico C. Lorenzini, Sven G. Bilén
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 225, 2025, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.09.002

Strategies for hollow cathode command in short electrodynamics tether-based deorbit devices

Author(s): G. Sharifi, G. Sánchez-Arriaga
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 222, 2024, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.04.039

Characterization of a C12A7 electride plasma-based cathode using different keeper orifice sizes

Author(s): Christian Drobny; Martin Tajmar
Published in: Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2023, ISSN 2731-4596
Publisher: Springer Nature
DOI: 10.1007/S44205-023-00061-Y

Electro-thermal dynamic simulations and results of a deorbiting tethered system

Author(s): G. Anese;G. Colombatti;A. Brunello;A. Valmorbida;G. Polato;S. Chiodini;E. Lorenzini
Published in: UNIPID, 2023
Publisher: Catalogo Ricerca UNIPD

Bare Photovoltaic Tether characteristics for ISS reboost

Author(s): Giovanni Anese, Alice Brunello, Giacomo Colombatti, Andrea Valmorbida, Giulio Polato, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Angel Del Pino Jimenez, Enrico C. Lorenzini
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 229, 2025, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.12.031

Experimental test and numerical validation for evaluating the dynamics of the In-Line Damper for the E.T.PACK-F project

Author(s): Giulio Polato, Matteo Urbinati, Andrea Valmorbida, Giovanni Anese, Alice Brunello, Samantha Salmistraro, Sebastiano Chiodini, Giacomo Colombatti, Enrico C. Lorenzini
Published in: Acta Astronautica, Issue 228, 2025, ISSN 0094-5765
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ACTAASTRO.2024.12.029