Reachability and optimal phasing for reconfiguration in near-circular orbit formations

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1542-1546

  Palmer, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; MOTION COMPENSATION; OPTIMIZATION; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

CIRCULAR ORBIT FORMATIONS; ECCENTRICITY; PHASE PLANES; RELATIVE ORBITS;

ORBITS;

EID: 35349018592     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28644     Document Type: Article

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