Fundamental properties of optimal orbital transfers

54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF), the International Academy of Astronautics and the International Institute of Space Law

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 513-546

  Miele, A ^a   Wang, T ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT TIME; HOHMANN TRANSFER; OPTIMAL ORBITAL TRANSFER; PROPELLANT MASS TRAJECTORIES;

ALGORITHMS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROPELLANTS; SPACE STATIONS; SPACECRAFT; THRUST REVERSAL; TRAJECTORIES;

ORBITS;

EID: 22344453734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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