@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16445, title = {Orbit Propagator and Geomagnetic Field Estimator for NanoSatellite: The ICUBE Mission}, author = {Lv Meibo and Naqvi Najam Abbas and Hina Arshad and Li YanJun}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {This research contribution is drafted to present the orbit design, orbit propagator and geomagnetic field estimator for the nanosatellites specifically for the upcoming CUBESAT, ICUBE-1 of the Institute of Space Technology (IST), Islamabad, Pakistan. The ICUBE mission is designed for the low earth orbit at the approximate height of 700KM. The presented research endeavor designs the Keplarian elements for ICUBE-1 orbit while incorporating the mission requirements and propagates the orbit using J2 perturbations, The attitude determination system of the ICUBE-1 consists of attitude determination sensors like magnetometer and sun sensor. The Geomagnetic field estimator is developed according to the model of International Geomagnetic Reference Field (IGRF) for comparing the magnetic field measurements by the magnetometer for attitude determination. The output of the propagator namely the Keplarians position and velocity vectors and the magnetic field vectors are compared and verified with the same scenario generated in the Satellite Tool Kit (STK). }, journal = {International Journal of Physical and Mathematical Sciences}, volume = {7}, number = {7}, year = {2013}, pages = {1140 - 1145}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/16445}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/79}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 79, 2013}, }