Time-optimal three-dimensional trajectories for solar photon thruster spacecraft

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 379-381

  Mengali, Giovanni ^a,b   Quarta, Alessandro A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ATMOSPHERES; HAMILTONIANS; ORBITS; PHOTONS; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPACE FLIGHT; THRUST REVERSAL; TRAJECTORIES;

CIRCULAR ORBITS; CONTROL LAWS; FLAT SAIL; SOLAR PHOTON THRUSTER (SPT); SOLAR SAILS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 18144400398     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9417     Document Type: Article

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