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Calculating atmospheric drag on satellites for a Cubesat [pdf]

37 points · 8 comments · walrus01

  1. snthd · · focus · HN ↗
    Related - spaceweather.com measure drag using the decay of starlink orbits.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceweather.com&#x2F;starlink&#x2F;starlink_drag_explainer.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;spaceweather.com&#x2F;starlink&#x2F;starlink_drag_explainer.ht...

    1. stymaar · · focus · HN ↗
      Clever idea, too bad they didn&#x27;t bother writing down their blog post themselves and posted AI slop instead.
      1. voxleone · · focus · HN ↗
        &gt;&gt;AI writing is everywhere -- except here. This website is written by Dr. Tony Phillips, a carbon-based lifeform with 30 yrs of forecasting experience.

        Could they be lying?

        1. jagged-chisel · · focus · HN ↗
          You can’t lie on the Internet.
    2. WalterGR · · focus · HN ↗
      Discussed here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49848227">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=49848227
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