INSPIRESAT-4/ARCADE : a VLEO mission for atmospheric temperature measurements and ionospheric plasma characterization

• Main Authors: Srivastava, Sarthak, Anant Kumar Telikicherla Kandala, Gacal, Glenn Franco
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Satellite; Very Low Earth Orbit
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/smallsat/2019/all2019/140/; https://hdl.handle.net/10356/148434
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Most nano-satellite and small satellite missions are designed for 400 km or higher altitudes. This is because small satellites, with mass, volume and power constraints, have limited propulsion capabilities to counteract the high aerodynamic drag in lower altitudes. Thus little or no science data...