Spacecraft orbit control using air drag

International Astronautical Federation - 56th International Astronautical Congress 2005

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages 3112-3119

  Palmerini, Giovanni B ^a   Sgubini, Silvano ^a   Taini, Giacomo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; EARTH (PLANET); EULER EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; ORBITS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

AIR DRAG; EULER HILL EQUATIONS; ORBIT CONTROL; THRUSTERS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34250869117     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.iac-05-c1.6.10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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