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How long would a satellite like that last before being destroyed?
by matte_black 8y ago
How long would a satellite like that last before being destroyed?
- mlindner 8y agoDepends on the orbit it's in. If it's high enough, it will last long past your death. Whether it keeps working that long, probably not. Radiation damage accumulates reasonably rapidly and most cubesats don't live more than a few years, if that.
- ridgeguy 8y agoWell, it's complicated, but maybe 25 years. Here's a reference that's totally on point: http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/DevelopersWorkshop2011/8_Leveque_Orbital_Decay.pdf http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~bklofas/Presentations/Developer... "An Evaluation of CubeSat Orbital Decay" - everything you wanted to know (and more!) about the topic.