Very low Earth orbits (VLEO), typically classified as orbits below approximately 450 km in
altitude, have the potential to provide significant benefits to spacecraft over those that …

To develop the satellites for a low‐Earth‐orbit environment, atmosphere‐breathing electric
propulsion (ABEP) systems have become more attractive to researchers in the past decade …

The operation of satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) has been linked to a variety of
benefits to both the spacecraft platform and mission design. Critically, for Earth observation …

The utilisation of the Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) region offers significant application
specific, technological, operational, and cost benefits. However, attaining sustained and …

The paper deals with the navigation data exchange between two satellites moving in a
swarm. It is focused on the reduction of the inter-satellite demanded communication channel …

Differential drag is a promising option to control the relative motion of distributed satellites in
the Very Low Earth Orbit regime which are not equipped with dedicated thrusting devices. A …

This paper analyses the use of aerodynamic control surfaces, whether passive or active, in
order to carry out very low Earth orbit (VLEO) attitude maneuver operations. Flying a satellite …

The derivation, implementation, and performance assessment of a differential drag based
algorithm, designed for spacecraft formation control using a relative orbital elements …

The traffic control issue in the smart city scenario gives rise to the higher requirements of
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services, especially in terms of navigation …

This paper investigates a formation control technique for low-Earth-orbit nanosatellites
based on the differential aerodynamic drag and lift. An innovative method of using only the …