Electric Propulsion and Controller Design for Drag-Free Spacecraft Operation in Low Earth Orbit

"A study is presented detailing the simulation of a drag-free follow-on mission to NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE). This work evaluates controller performance, as well as thrust, power, and propellant mass requirements for drag-free spacecraft operation at orbital alt...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marchetti, Paul J
Other Authors: Nikolaos A. Gatsonis, Committee Member
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2006
Subjects:
LEO
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/1133
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2132&context=etd-theses