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Technical Session VII: Spacecraft Systems and Standards

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Abstract

Accurate orbit lifetime assessment is necessary to support satellite mission design, concepts-of-operation, and post-mission debris mitigation strategies. Because of their standardized form factors, the 47 CubeSats placed in orbit since 2003 provide a unique opportunity to study the accuracy of such orbit lifetime techniques in a controlled manner. In this study we examine CubeSat assessments for both IADC and ISO standards compliance and actual orbital decay estimation compared to empirical Space Surveillance Network observations.


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Aug 10th, 8:15 AM

An Evaluation of CubeSat Orbital Decay

Accurate orbit lifetime assessment is necessary to support satellite mission design, concepts-of-operation, and post-mission debris mitigation strategies. Because of their standardized form factors, the 47 CubeSats placed in orbit since 2003 provide a unique opportunity to study the accuracy of such orbit lifetime techniques in a controlled manner. In this study we examine CubeSat assessments for both IADC and ISO standards compliance and actual orbital decay estimation compared to empirical Space Surveillance Network observations.