Open-loop satellite librational control in elliptic orbits through tether

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-21

  Kumar, K ^a   Kumar, K D ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; ORBITS; POSITION CONTROL; TETHERLINES;

BITETHERED PENDULUM MASS; ELLIPTIC ORBITS; OPEN LOOP SATELLITE LIBRATIONAL CONTROL;

SATELLITES;

EID: 0031176941     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(97)00217-8     Document Type: Article

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