Orbital formationkeeping with differential drag

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 108-113

  Leonard, C L ^a   Bergmann, E V ^c  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS--DRAG; EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

DIFFERENTIAL DRAG; DOUBLE INTEGRATOR; ECCENTRICITY REDUCING MANEUVER; FEEDBACK CONTROL LAW; HARMONIC OSCILLATOR; ORBITAL FORMATIONKEEPING;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0024305185     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.20374     Document Type: Article

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