Orbital Maneuvers Using Low Thrust to Place a Satellite in a Constellation

This paper considers the problem of low thrust suboptimal maneuvers to insert a satellite in a constellation. It is assumed that a satellite constellation is given with all the Keplerian elements of the satellite members having known values. Then, it is necessary to maneuver a new satellite from a p...

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Main Authors: Vivian Martins Gomes, Antonio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado, Helio Koiti Kuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/98532