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arxiv: 1509.03270 · v1 · pith:62DPK2VOnew · submitted 2015-09-10 · ⚛️ physics.space-ph · astro-ph.IM

Orbit Determination and Differential-drag Control of Planet Labs Cubesat Constellations

Cyrus Foster , Henry Hallam , James Mason This is my paper
classification ⚛️ physics.space-ph astro-ph.IM
keywords orbitsatellitescontroldeterminationdifferential-draglabsplanetmission
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We present methodology and mission results from orbit determination of Planet Labs nanosatellites and differential-drag control of their relative motion. Orbit determination (OD) is required on Planet Labs satellites to accurately predict the positioning of satellites during downlink passes and we present a scalable OD solution for large fleets of small satellites utilizing two-way ranging. In the second part of this paper, we present mission results from relative motion differential-drag control of a constellation of satellites deployed in the same orbit.

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