An analytical solution for relative motion with an elliptic reference orbit

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 373-389

  Ketema, Yohannes ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR REFERENCE ORBIT; ELLIPTIC REFERENCE ORBIT; PERIODIC RELATIVE MOTION; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CLOSED FORM; INITIAL CONDITIONS; NONINTERACTING; PRIMARY MASS; REFERENCE ORBIT; RELATIVE MOTION; TIME DEPENDENCE;

GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; ITERATIVE METHODS; ORBITS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; GRAVITATION;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 33748041961     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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