Research Article

Design, Analysis, Optimization, Manufacturing, and Testing of a 2U Cubesat

Table 1

Material properties.
(a)

HTM143/M55J properties

E11 (GPa)181
E2 (GPa)10.3
G12 (GPa)7.17
v120.28
G13 (GPa)3.38
ρc (kg/m3)1600

(b)

Alum. alloy
7075 properties
St. steel properties

E (GPa)71.7200
v0.330.33
ρ (kg/m3)27107800