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TU Dresden’s captis.space presents VLEO control-surface research at IAC 2025 Sydney
At the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025) in Sydney (29 Sep–3 Oct), captis.space from TU Dresden’s Institute of Aerospace Engineering presented new results on “Innovative configuration of external control surfaces for attitude and orbit keeping of nanosatellites in very low earth orbit.” We introduced a dedicated aerodynamic control-flap system
Captis launches “V-LOG: Very Low Orbital Glider” with DLR support
captis.space at TU Dresden’s Institute of Aerospace Engineering has received three-year support from DLR for V-LOG: Very Low Orbital Glider, a VLEO CubeSat platform advancing to Phase C. The mission targets ~250 km altitude and pioneers an ADCS based on differential drag with predictive maneuver planning, complemented by commercially available
CAPTIS carried out Successful Test Campaign
CAPTIS has completed its first major test campaign, marking progress toward operating CubeSats in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). By studying how incoming atmospheric particles interact with control surfaces—a key for aerodynamic attitude control—the team exposed materials to hypersonic flow in a VLEO simulation chamber. The results will refine simulations