This repository contains the Python code and data used for the analysis presented in my paper.
Title: Impact of Solar Activity Cycles on ISS Orbital Decay: A Two-Decade TLE-Based Analysis (2005-2025)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16760728
This study investigates the relationship between solar activity cycles and the orbital decay of the International Space Station (ISS) over two decades (2005-2025). Using real Two-Line Element (TLE) records from Space-Track.org, the orbital altitude was computed and analyzed to show how solar maxima increase thermospheric drag and accelerate orbital decay.
iss_tle_2005_2025.py- Python code for processing TLE data and analyzing orbital decay
Install required packages:
pip install -r requirements.txt