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DEORBIT WITH SPINNAKER™
Dragsails are thin-film membranes deployed by a set of lightweight booms. Once deployed, they provide a large surface area and accelerate the deorbit of the host vehicle using aerodynamic drag. The Spinnaker™ product line of dragsails provides a low size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) approach to accelerating the deorbit of CubeSats, small satellites, orbital transfer vehicles, and launch vehicle upper stages. Spinnaker™ dragsails are sized to allow host vehicles to reliably meet the FCC 5-year deorbit rule.
