Questions tagged [nanosatellite]
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Orbit lifetime of a Nano-Satellite in 350 Km Orbit
I was trying to write a very simple program to calculate orbit life time of a nano-satellite.
I got the atmosphere density as function of altitude from this site.
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How to fit, into a cubesat, 29 trackable high drag subsatellites with well-defined aerodynamic profiles
Johnathan McDowell's recent tweet says:
The @AerospaceCorp Aerocube-10a cubesat carries 29 small passive high-drag subsatellites used to probe the density of the upper atmosphere. 3 have been ejected ...
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Is it possible to send a CubeSat to Saturn/Enceladus?
I was wondering if it is technologically possible to send a CubeSat/Nanosatellites or constellation of nanosatellites to explore the water vapor jets in the southern region of Enceladus in the Saturn ...
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NanoSat/Small Satellite World Record
I have been trying to understand, small sat within 10-30 kg satellite what has been the longest operating satellite? Generally life of such missions is 6 months. Other heavy duty class satellite have, ...
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Cubesat/Nanosat dispensers/deployers costs
I’ m looking for informations about dispensers/deployers equipement costs and associated launch costs, espacially for 12U configurations and over.
I’ve got price information on Tyvak 12U Deployer in a ...
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What is the purpose of orbital frame of reference for a satellite orbiting the earth?
Orbital frame of reference: a frame of reference with its origin on the orbit and x-axis pointing towards the velocity vector and z-axis towards the center of mass of the earth. the y-axis completes ...
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What is happening with Zero2Infinity and the Bloostar?
I'm reading about the unconventional technology of Zero2Infinity's balloon-launched Bloostar rocket. It looks a bit like a jellyfish shooting through the sky. But it's hard to find much information ...
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Among Quantitative Feedback Theory and H infinity, which one is preferred for robust control of satellites esp. small satellites? And why?
I am interested in designing a robust controller for a small satellite with antenna, sloshing propellant and flexible panels on board. I am mostly interested in achieving arcsec precision pointing ...
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How do we manage the residual magnetic moment of magnetorquer with a ferromagnetic core?
I'm currently working on a control algorithm, specifically in detumbling, for a 3U cubesat. I'm using magnetorquers for actuation and magnetometers to receive feedback. If I have no current passing ...
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Could you use magnets to orient in space?
If I had a tiny satellite with a magnet orbiting Earth (or another body with a magnetic field), could I use this magnet to adjust my attitude?
I'm thinking it could be used in sort of the same way as ...
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How could tiny nanosatellite Hagoromo with a 4 kg solid propellant rocket inside maintain attitude control?
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Hagoromo was a ~36cm nano satellite that was deployed by Hiten while Hiten was in a highly elliptical orbit around the earth, in 1990.
From there, Hagoromo was able to enter into an ...