Quadratic-based computation of four-impulse optimal rendezvous near circular orbit

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 109-117

  Carter, Thomas E ^a   Alvarez, Sergio A ^b  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS; SATELLITES;

IMPULSIVE SPACECRAFT RENDEZVOUS;

SPACE RENDEZVOUS;

EID: 0033891022     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4493     Document Type: Article

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