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Draco (space mission)

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European space reentry experiment
Draco
Mission typeSpace sustainability
OperatorESA
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerDeimos Space
Start of mission
Launch date2027 (planned)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
Altitude< 100 km
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Draco (DestructiveReentryAssessmentContainerObject) is a futurespaceflight experiment under development by theEuropean Space Agency (ESA) for launch in 2027.Draco will use a smallspace capsule to monitor the breakup process of a satellitereentering Earth atmosphere. The project, part of ESA'sSpace Safety Programme, aims to help the agency'sspace sustainability-related plans to build more "demisable"satellites that disintegrate entirely during reentry without generatingspace debris, limiting the environmental impact of spaceflight.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Proposed ESA Space Safety Fleet

Spacecraft

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TheDraco satellite, with no propulsion of its own, will be placed into avery low Earth orbit below 100 km of altitude for a rapid uncontrolled reentry within 12 hours. The process of its demise will be monitored by 200 sensors and 4 cameras sending their data to a 40 cmspace capsule designed to survive the reentry and transmit all the data during itsparachute descent towards ocean landing.[7][8][9]

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References

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  1. ^"A Satellite Born to Die Is About to Be Launched on a Suicide Mission".SYFY. 2024-09-26. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  2. ^Pultarova, Tereza (2024-09-25)."Satellite Break-up Experiment to Help ESA Learn How Satellites Die".Payload. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  3. ^Atalayar (2024-09-25)."ESA commissions Deimos with the DRACO satellite to scrutinise from its entrails how it immolates in orbit".Atalayar. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  4. ^Shakir, Umar (2024-09-27)."Europe's space agency will destroy a brand-new satellite in 2027 just to see what happens".The Verge. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  5. ^Jilete, Beatriz; Lemmens, Stijn; Eynde, Jeroen Van Den; Rosenbaum, Alex; Climent, Sara Sanchis; Beck, James; Loehle, Stefan; Turchi, Alessandro; Sakraker, Isil; Ferreira, José P.; Helber, Bernd; Tarabini-castellani, Lorenzo; Minacapilli, Paolo (2025)."DRACO scientific return concept: determining the truth of satellite demise".9th European Conference on Space Debris.
  6. ^"Mitigating space debris generation".www.esa.int. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  7. ^Parsonson, Andrew (2024-09-25)."ESA Awards Contract for Capsule Designed for Destruction".European Spaceflight. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  8. ^Harrison, Kerry (2025-10-10)."ESA's Draco Mission Will Brave Fiery Destruction to Study How Satellites Die".Orbital Today. Retrieved2025-10-16.
  9. ^"Draco mission made for destruction".www.esa.int. Retrieved2025-10-16.
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