Optimal Guidance for Heliocentric Orbit Cranking with E-Sail-Propelled Spacecraft

In astrodynamics, orbit cranking is usually referred to as an interplanetary transfer strategy that exploits multiple gravity-assist maneuvers to change both the inclination and eccentricity of the spacecraft osculating orbit without changing the specific mechanical energy, that is, the semimajor ax...

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Published in:	Aerospace
Main Author:	Alessandro A. Quarta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	electric solar wind sail heliocentric orbit cranking optimal control law trajectory analysis preliminary mission design
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/11/6/490