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3D-printed deploying system for ultimate nanosatellites achieved new goal

05-12-2022 04:27 PM CET | Science & Education

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Deployment of the four PocketQube from 3D printed Alba Orbital's deployer. Screenshot from Rocket Lab YouTube channel

Deployment of the four PocketQube from 3D printed Alba Orbital's deployer. Screenshot from Rocket Lab YouTube channel

The second Alba Orbital's launch of 2022, 'Alba Cluster X', just occurred from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.
As part of the Rocket Lab's "There And Back Again" mission that comprised 34 satellites to a sun synchronous orbit, the Alba Orbital launch consisted in the deployment of 4 PocketQube satellites out of the 34, using Alba's advanced 3D printed system "AlbaPod v2". It was manufactured by CRP Technology using Carbon fiber reinforced Windform XT 2.0 composite material and industrial 3D printing with Laser Powder Bed Fusion.
Specifically the 3D printing technology used is Selective Laser Sintering, which CRP Technology has helped to improve with the creation and use of Windform materials.
The satellites on board the Alba Cluster X flight were Alba's Unicorn-2F and three 1p PocketQubes on behalf of ACME AtronOmatic / MyRadar, who plan to launch a 250-satellite weather data constellation.
Unicorn-2 carries an optical night-time imaging payload designed to monitor light pollution across the globe. "Night Lights" data (the Night-time satellite imagery) provide crucial insights into human activities, enabling a host of applications such as monitoring light pollution, evaluating armed conflicts and disasters, empowering maritime surveillance, validating sustainable satellite tech. Unicorn-2F phoned home on the first pass.

All four PocketQubes were deployed to a 500 km circular orbit by Electron's Kick Stage, a nimble spacecraft that provides in-space propulsion and maneuvering capability to ensure each satellite is deployed to a precise and unique orbit defined by the customer.
This one was also a recovery mission where, for the first time, Rocket Lab attempted a mid-air capture of Electron's first stage as it returned from space using parachutes and a helicopter. The successful catch brings Electron one step closer to being the first reusable orbital small sat launcher.

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Veronica Negrelli
Press Office Manager
CRP Technology
Via Cesare Della Chiesa 150/C
41126 Modena
ITALY

CRP Technology (Modena, Italy) is distinguished by its know-how in Powder Bed Fusion process. It offers part production for short- and low-run production with advanced 3D Printing solutions using its Windform range of high performance composite materials. Its application fields including automotive and motorsports, aerospace and defense, UAVs.

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