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Numerical simulation of a 3U-CubeSat orbit maintenance using electrothermal engine and magnetic attitude control system
- Authors: Roldugin D.S.1, Ivanov D.S.1, Tkachev S.S.1, Mashtakov Y.V.1, Khokhlov A.V.2, Starikov K.I.2,3
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Affiliations:
- Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
- Geoscan Ltd.
- Saint-Petersburg State University
- Issue: Vol 63, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 169-178
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://ruspoj.com/0023-4206/article/view/683443
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0023420625020043
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/GOGXTV
- ID: 683443
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The study focuses on performing orbit maintenance for a 3U-CubeSat using an electrothermal engine and a simple active magnetic attitude control system. The satellite is equipped with magnetorquers and a magnetometer. As such, it cannot maintain the engine axis attitude along the tangential direction for orbit maintenance. Instead, by realizing a constant dipole moment and damping, attitude along the geomagnetic induction vector is constructed. This attitude is close to tangential on a sun-synchronous orbit near the equator. Numerical simulation of the satellite motion is performed showing capability to provide simple and reliable orbit maintenance. Thrust parameters in uncontrolled motion are analyzed.
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D. S. Roldugin
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Author for correspondence.
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
D. S. Ivanov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
S. S. Tkachev
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
Ya. V. Mashtakov
Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
A. V. Khokhlov
Geoscan Ltd.
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
K. I. Starikov
Geoscan Ltd.; Saint-Petersburg State University
Email: rolduginds@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint Petersburg
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