Reducing solar sail escape times from earth orbit using beamed energy

JBIS - Journal British Interplanetary Society

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 108-111

  Benford, Gregory ^a   Nissenson, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beamed power; Communications; Control systems; Orbital mechanics; Solar sails propulsion

Indexed keywords

BEAMED POWER; ELECTROMAGNETIC BEAMS; ORBITAL MECHANICS; ORBITAL PERIODS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHOTON GENERATORS; RESONANCE METHODS; SOLAR SAIL TRAJECTORY;

COMMUNICATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ORBITS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR SAILS;

EID: 33644920930     PISSN: 0007084X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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