Research Article

Experimental Investigation on the Feasibility of Using Spring-Loaded Pogo Pin as a Holding and Release Mechanism for CubeSat’s Deployable Solar Panels

Table 2

Mass budget of the demonstration model of the mechanism.

ItemMass (g)

Primary PCB12.8
Secondary PCB with burn resistor (4EA)1
Brackets (4EA)2.8
Guide pins (12EA)1.8
Total18.4