Propulsion requirements for drag-free operation of spacecraft in low Earth orbit

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 594-606

  Rock, Brian St ^a,b,c   Blandino, John J ^a,b,c   Demetriou, Michael A ^a,b,c  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ORBITS; SOLAR RADIATION;

DISTURBANCE FORCE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE; THRUSTER TECHNOLOGY;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 33745822787     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15819     Document Type: Conference Paper

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