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Unfortunately the mission didn't perform smoothly as intended at the end, there was an issue with the auxiliary power unit and it wasn't able to de-orbit once d
by mrtksn 2y ago
Unfortunately the mission didn't perform smoothly as intended at the end, there was an issue with the auxiliary power unit and it wasn't able to de-orbit once deployed the cubesats:
https://x.com/AndrewParsonson/status/1810794808828641546 https://x.com/AndrewParsonson/status/1810794808828641546
- dotnet00 2y ago*auxiliary propulsion unit :) It isn't the same thing as the APU in a plane (where I think most people are getting the 'auxiliary power unit'). The APU here is a secondary thruster which ensures proper pressure (and likely ullage) for the main engine to start.
- mrtksn 2y agoHaha right, I paused for a second as I couldn't remember the exact word and went with power. Thanks for the correction and the explanation.