Electric propulsion for orbit transfer in a resistive medium

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-97

  Guelman, M ^a   Psiaki, M L ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DRAG; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INTEGRATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; SATELLITES; SPACE FLIGHT; VECTORS;

CENTRAL GRAVITATIONAL FIELD; DRAGG EFFECTS; ECCENTRICITY; LOW THRUST GUIDANCE LAW; ORBIT TRANSFER; THRUST CONTROL SYNTHESIS;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0029694520     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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