A figure of merit for satellite constellation design

The purpose of this research has been to develop a technique by which satellite constellations in different classes of orbit may be realistically compared. Previous work on constellation design has tended to focus on minimising the number of satellites required to provide coverage of the Earth. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eves, Stuart
Other Authors: Bowling, Tom
Published: Cranfield University 2002
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.273603