@Article{MacêdoRocc:2019:EvOrDe,
               author = "Mac{\^e}do, Carlos Frederico de Carvalho and Rocco, Evandro 
                         Marconi",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Evaluation of orbital decay of a satellite at low altitude due to 
                         atmospheric drag as a function of solar activity",
              journal = "Journal of Physics: Conference Series",
                 year = "2019",
               volume = "1365",
                pages = "012027",
                 note = "{XIX Brazilian Colloquium on Orbital Dynamics 2018}",
             keywords = "Astrodynamics, Orbital Motion, Spaceflight Dynamics, Aeroassisted 
                         Maneuvers, Orbital Perturbation.",
             abstract = "Artificial satellites in low Earth orbit have as main disturbance 
                         the atmospheric drag, which is a non-conservative disturbance that 
                         causes the satellite to lose orbital energy due to the friction 
                         with the air. Basically, the drag force is a function of the 
                         velocity, the local air density and the satellites constructive 
                         parameters. The air density is a function of altitude, longitude, 
                         latitude, geomagnetic index and solar activity. Solar storms are 
                         responsible for a wide range of terrestrial effects, especially in 
                         damage to telecommunications systems. Another relevant effect of 
                         solar activity is the variation in the volume of the atmosphere 
                         and consequently in the value of the air density for a given 
                         altitude, longitude and latitude. This work provides an initial 
                         approach, through simulation, in the engineering effort to deal 
                         with this disturbance.",
                  doi = "10.1088/1742-6596/1365/1/012027",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1365/1/012027",
                 issn = "1742-6588",
                label = "lattes: 0088337156908774 2 Mac{\^e}doRocc:2019:EvOrDe",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "macedo_evaluation.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}