Charting Satellite Courses in a Crowded Thermosphere
Sean Bruinsma, M. Fedrizzi, Jia Yue, Christian Siemes, Stijn Lemmens
Abstract
As the number of satellites in low Earth orbit grows by leaps and bounds, accurate calculations of the effects of atmospheric drag on their trajectories are becoming critically important.
Topics & Concepts
ThermosphereSatelliteEnvironmental scienceMeteorologyRemote sensingAtmospheric sciencesIonosphereAstrobiologyGeographyGeologyAstronomyPhysicsSpacecraft Design and TechnologySpacecraft Dynamics and ControlSpace Satellite Systems and Control