Study of the orbital decay of a CubeSat satellite orbiting around the earth, which is under the effect atmospheric drag and the oblateness of the earth

• Grant number: 13/24772-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: March 01, 2014
• End date: June 30, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Claudia Celeste Celestino de Paula Santos
• Grantee: Tiago Porto Brito
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Study of the orbital decay of a CubeSat satellite orbiting around the earth, which is under the effect atmospheric drag and the oblateness of the earth.