Zero relative radial acceleration cones and controlled motions suitable for formation flying

Journal of the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 413-431

  Gomez G ^a   Marcote, M ^a   Masdemont, J J ^b   Mondelo, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT D ESTUDIS ESPACIALS DE CATALUNYA IEEC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION MEASUREMENT; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT; TRAJECTORIES; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ASTRONOMY;

CONSTELLATION; CONTROLLED MOTIONS; NOMINAL TRAJECTORY; RADIAL ACCELERATION CONES;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ACCELERATION CONTROL;

CONSTELLATION OF SATELLITES; CONTROLLED MOTIONS; FORMATION FLYING; MUTUAL DISTANCES; NOMINAL TRAJECTORY; RADIAL ACCELERATION;

EID: 33748071444     PISSN: 00219142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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