Sensitivity analysis of tether-mediated orbital injection

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 491-514

  Pelaez J ^a   Lorenzini, E C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITAL TRANSFER; ORBITS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TETHERLINES;

ORBITAL INJECTION; TETHER SLING SHOT TECHNIQUE;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0030257120     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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