Fuel-optimal transfers between coplanar circular orbits using variable-specific-impulse engines

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 795-800

  Seywald, Hans ^a,d   Roithmayr, Carlos M ^b,d   Troutman, Patrick A ^b,d   Park, Sang Young ^c,e  

^a ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Mail Stop 328 ^*  (United States)

^e Center for Astrodynamics and Space Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; ORBITS; VECTORS; VELOCITY CONTROL;

COPLANAR CIRCULAR OBITS; FUEL-OPTIMAL TRANSFERS; ORBITAL TRANFERS; VARIABLE-SPECIFIC-IMPULSE ENGINES;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 22944457925     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7257     Document Type: Article

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