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Orbital Dynamics and Drag Area Estimation of PocketQubes with Passive Magnetic Attitude Control using TLE Data
Manuel Salema Project Manager & Systems Engineer @ Hydra Space Systems
Abstract:
Keywords: PocketQube; nanosatellite; passive magnetic attitude control; orbital dynamics; drag area estimation; orbital lifetime prediction; TLE data; GMAT; SNAP; space weather modelling; atmospheric drag; constellation management
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Manuel Salema: Orbital Dynamics and Drag Area Estimation of PocketQubes with Passive Magnetic Attitude Control using TLE Data. Proceedings of the 2026 CEAS EuroGNC conference. Madrid, Spain. May 2026. doi: 10.82124/CEAS-GNC-2026-004.
BibTeX entry (UTF-8):

@Incollection{CEAS-GNC-2026-004,
    author = {Salema, Manuel},
    title = {Orbital Dynamics and Drag Area Estimation of PocketQubes with Passive Magnetic Attitude Control using TLE Data},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2026 {CEAS EuroGNC} conference},
    address = {Madrid, Spain},
    month = may,
    year = {2026},
    doi = {10.82124/CEAS-GNC-2026-004}
}