Cubesats Last About 1.1 Years on Average
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6J6S8)
Cubesats built with commercially available components and materials and lacks on-board propulsion to maintain its orbital position last about one year. It is possible for them to last 2-5 years but there is increasing chances of failures. If you were planning a science or commercial mission in space, then you would to plan to get ...