Constellation design using Flower Constellations

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 119, Issue SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1643-1662

  Wilkins, Matthew P ^a   Mortari, Daniele ^a   Bruccoleri, Christian ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIS OF SYMMETRY; CONSTELLATION; FLOWER CONSTELLATIONS; SPIN AXIS; CONSTELLATION DESIGN; EARTH SPIN AXIS; FLOWER CONSTELLATION; INTERGER PARAMETERS;

EARTH (PLANET); GALAXIES; GRAVITATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORBITS; GEOMETRY; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; SATELLITES;

SATELLITES; SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 23844472953     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (2)

1. Mortari, D., Wilkins, M. P., and Bruccoleri, C., "The Flower Constellations," John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium, AAS Paper 03-274, College Station, TX, May 24, 2003.
2. Castronuovo, M. M., Bardone, A., and Ruscio, M. D., "Continuous Global Earth Coverage By Means of Multistationary Orbits," Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 99, 1998, pp. 1021-1039.