Mission analysis of QB50, a nanosatellite intended to study the lower thermosphere
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Tutor / directorKerschen, Gaetan
Tipus de documentProjecte/Treball Final de Carrera
Data2010
Condicions d'accésAccés obert
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Abstract
QB50 is a program intended to study the lower thermosphere (320-90 km) with a network of 50 nanosatellites. QB50 is the second nanosatellite of the University of
Liège, Belgium. Before QB50 it was developed OUFTI-1 within the LEODIUM Project.
These satellites will be launched into a circular orbit at about 330 km altitude and an inclination of 79°. Due to the atmospheric drag, the orbit will decay and progressively lower layers of the atmosphere will be explored. The CubeSats will decay from 330 km to 90 km in approximately 98 days.
In this thesis a complete analysis will be made for a double CubeSat (2U) and some
results will be compared with the triple CubeSat (3U) ones. A CubeSat is a cubical
satellite with a size of 10 x 10 x 10 cm and a weight of 1 kg.
Finally, in this thesis it will be applied the tool STK/SEET to QB50 mission in order to
predict, above all, the radiation that the satellite will receive during its lifetime. A
tutorial will be made to show how this tool works.
TitulacióENGINYERIA INDUSTRIAL (Pla 1994)
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