Optimal low-earth-orbit-geostationary-earth-orbit intermediate acceleration orbit transfer

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 803-811

  Kechichian, Jean Albert ^a,b  

^a AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; INTEGRATION; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; VECTORS;

GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBITS; LOW EARTH ORBITS;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0031189624     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4116     Document Type: Article

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