Synodic and relative flower constellations with applications to planetary explorations

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 120, Issue I, 2005, Pages 749-761

  Mortari, Daniele ^a   Abdelkhalik, Ossama ^a   Bruccoleri, Christian ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELESTIAL OBJECTS; FLOWER CONSTELLATIONS; GRAVITATIONAL MASS;

NAVIGATION; ORBITS; PLANETS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; SYNCHRONIZATION;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 26944470314     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Draim, J. E., "Satellite Constellations," 55th International Astronautical Congress, 2004, IAC-04-A.5.01, The Breakwell Memorial Lecture.
2. Mortari, D., Wilkins, M. P., and Bruccoleri, C., "The Flower Constellations," The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences, Vol. 52, No. 1 and 2, January-June 2004, pp. 107-127, Special Issue: The John L. Junkins Astrodynamics Symposium.
3. Wilkins, M. P., The Flower Constellations - Theory, Design Process, and Applications, PhD Thesis, Texas A&M University, October 2004.
4. Wilkins, M. P., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D., "Constellation Design Using Flower Constellations," Paper AAS 04-208 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004.
5. Park, K. J., Wilkins, M. P., Bruccoleri, C., and Mortari, D., "Uniformly Distributed Flower Constellation Design Study for Global Positioning System," Paper AAS 04-297 of the 2004 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Maui, Hawaii, February 9-13, 2004.
6. Bruccoleri, C., Wilkins, M. P., and Mortari, D., "On Sun-Synchronous Orbits and Associated Constellations," Paper of the 6-th Dynamics and Control of Systems and Structures in Space Conference, Riomaggiore, Italy, July 18-22, 2004.
7. Wilkins, M. P. and Mortari, D., "Constellation Design via Projection of an Arbitrary Shape onto a Flower Constellation Surface," Paper of the 2004 AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Providence, Rhode Island, August 16-19, 2004.
8. Park, K., Ruggieri, M., and Mortari, D., "Comparisons Between GalileoSat and Global Navigation Flower Constellations," Paper of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 5-12 2005.
9. Bruccoleri, C. and Mortari, D., "The Flower Constellation Visualization and Analysis Tool," Paper of the 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 5-12 2005.