Optimal orbital transfer with electrodynamic tether

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 369-372

  Williams, Paul ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Center for Advanced Materials Technology (CAMT)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MANEUVERABILITY; ORBITAL TRANSFER; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SATELLITES; TORQUE; VECTORS;

DEBOOST TRAJECTORIES; ELECTRODYNAMIC TETHER; LOW-THRUST AIRCRAFTS; ORBIT BOOST;

TETHERLINES;

EID: 15744383603     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12016     Document Type: Article

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