BAMA-2
About the BAMA-2 Mission
After the failure of the rocket to deliver BAMA-1 to orbit on February 10th, 2022, UASPACE decided to pivot their original plans of a new mission for BAMA-2. BAMA-2 is now an effort to re-create BAMA-1 and complete the mission of testing and demonstrating a drag sail as a tool to remove satellites from Low Earth Orbit.
BAMA-2 Main Activities
Increase Design Reliability
BAMA-2 will take lessons learned from the BAMA-1 design process. This includes more efficient manufacturing processes, fixing flaws that were identified testing, and making minor design tweaks to the main payload to further increase likelihood of mission success.
Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation
BAMA-2 will take the time between now and when hardware is on hand to develop detailed and robust models of every aspect of the satellite. This includes orbital models, power performance, thermal, mechanical, and vibrational analyses. These will be used to further validate the design.
Systems Integration and Testing
The most complex part of BAMA-2 is the integration and assembly of the selected components. Each subsystem requires testing and verification and the entire assembly must also be tested and integrated.
Flight Software Development
Throughout the development of BAMA-2, we will continue to improve and upgrade our software, adding in more resiliency and capabilities and removing any bugs or errors.
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