Analysis of the orbit lifetime of CubeSats in low Earth orbits including periodic variation in drag due to attitude motion

JOM Piñeros, WA dos Santos, AFBA Prado - Advances in Space Research, 2021 - Elsevier
It is estimated that more than 22,300 human-made objects are in orbit around the Earth, with
a total mass above 8,400,000 kg. Around 89% of these objects are non-operational and …

Progress Towards Controlled Re-entry and Recovery of CubeSats

FW Downey - 2023 - espace.curtin.edu.au
The primary objective of this work was to progress towards performing controlled re-entry
and recovery missions using CubeSats to increase the frequency of Solar System …

[PDF][PDF] Statistical Analysis of Orbit Prediction Quality for ARIS SAGE CubeSat Satellite

C Pilloud - 2024 - research-collection.ethz.ch
The Swiss Artificial Gravity Experiment (SAGE) satellite is a CubeSat mission which is
designed by students from the Swiss student space association “Akademische Raumfahrt …

Aerodynamic effects of integrated lifting surfaces on very low Earth orbit small satellites

WJ Bickett - 2019 - louis.uah.edu
Small satellites are becoming increasingly popular due to their low cost and ease of launch.
One limitation that they possess, however, is their inability to house the large imaging …