Calculating atmospheric drag on satellites for a Cubesat [pdf]

(osti.gov)

10 points by walrus012 days ago

2 comments

  • snthd1 hour ago
    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20260924014030&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.osti.gov&#x2F;servlets&#x2F;purl&#x2F;1124870" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;web.archive.org&#x2F;web&#x2F;20260924014030&#x2F;https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.osti....</a>
  • snthd1 hour ago
    Related - spaceweather.com measure drag using the decay of starlink orbits.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceweather.com&#x2F;starlink&#x2F;starlink_drag_explainer.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceweather.com&#x2F;starlink&#x2F;starlink_drag_explainer.ht...</a>
    • stymaar1 hour ago
      Clever idea, too bad they didn&#x27;t bother writing down their blog post themselves and posted AI slop instead.
      • voxleone1 hour ago
        &gt;&gt;AI writing is everywhere -- except here. This website is written by Dr. Tony Phillips, a carbon-based lifeform with 30 yrs of forecasting experience.<p>Could they be lying?