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Description
To make in-orbit servicing a tangible and viable reality, a set of foundational technologies must be matured and verified accordingly. Such technologies act as cornerstones or columns from where in-orbit activities such as debris removal, refueling and inspection can stand upon. ReOrbit is embarked on demonstrating such foundational technologies with a tech maturation mission called Ukko which consists of two smallsats equipped with the capabilities to perform a set of scenarios:
• Distributed and decentralized software-defined architectures, where both smallsats can interchange roles as leader and follower, showcasing the possibilitty of reconfigurable missions.
• Autonomous RPO (Rendezvous and Prox Operations) where both smallsats can keep in a relative fixed geometry without any intervention from ground operations, including a fully autonomous docking simulation scenario.
• Autonomous on-board self-diagnostics and failure detection, isolation and recovery (FDIR).
The presentation will consist in showing how ReOrbit is progressing with Ukko and what partnerships and technologies are key for achieving this pioneering mission's goal.
