Uni-flower: A novel proposal for university-built nanosatellites in flower constellation

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences

Volumn 124 II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1693-1708

  Heridersont, Troy ^a   Mortari, Daniele ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE DATA COLLECTION; FLOWER CONSTELLATION; MAGNETIC FIELD DYNAMICS; NANOSATELLITES;

DATA ACQUISITION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH;

SATELLITES;

EID: 34247175382     PISSN: 00653438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. 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.
2. Wilkins, M. P., The Flower Constellations - Theory, Design Process, and Applications, PhD Thesis, Texas A&M University, October 2004.
3. 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.
4. Bruccoleri, C., Wilkiris, 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.
5. 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.
6. Park, K., 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.
7. Keunjoo Park, M. R. 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.
8. Mortari, D., Abdelkhalik, O., and Bruccoleri, C., "Synodic and Relative Flower Constellations with Applications for Planetary Explorations," Paper AAS 05-151 of the 2005 Space Flight Mechanics Meeting Conference, Copper Mountain, Colorado, January 23-27 2005.