Optimal interplanetary trajectories using constant radial thrust and gravitational assists

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 503-506

  Trask, Aaron J ^a,c   Mason, William J ^b,d   Coverstone, Victoria L ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Astrodynamics/Space Applic Office   (United States)

^d 306 Talbot Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; INTEGRATION; KINETIC ENERGY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; ORBITS; PLANETS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; POLYNOMIALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ASTRONOMICAL UNITS (AU); CANONICAL TIME UNITS; CIRCULAR ORBITS; ELLIPTICAL ORBITS; RADIAL THRUST; SOLAR WIND;

SPACE APPLICATIONS;

EID: 2642520524     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2586     Document Type: Article

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