Analysis of Frozen Conditions and Optimal Frozen Orbit Insertion

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 786-793

  Aorpimai, M ^a   Palmer, P L ^b  

^a MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTH (PLANET); GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROPULSION; SATELLITES;

ECCENTRICITY;

ORBITS;

EID: 0142008023     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5113     Document Type: Article

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