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InflateSail was a 3U CubeSat launched on PSLV C38 on 23 June 2017 into a 505 km (314 mi) polar Sun-synchronous orbit. It carried a 1 m-long (3.3 ft) inflatable rigidizable mast, and a 10 m2 (110 sq ft) drag-deorbiting sail. Its primary aim was to demonstrate the effectiveness of drag-based deorbiting from low Earth orbit (LEO). Built by Surrey Space Centre of the University of Surrey, it was one of the Technology Demonstrator CubeSats for the QB50 mission. An identical drag sail payload was planned to be included on the RemoveDEBRIS demonstrator.
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