Electromagnetic formation flight for multisatellite arrays

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 659-666

  Kong, Edmund M C ^a,b   Kwon, Daniel W ^a,b   Schweighart, Samuel A ^a,b   Elias, Laila M ^a,b   Sedwick, Raymond J ^a,b   Miller, David W ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Aeronautics ^*

^c Space Systems Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL PLUMES; VIBRATION CONTROL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL; INERTIAL ROTATIONS; PLUME IMPINGEMENT; TERRESTRIAL PLANET FINDER (TPF); VIBRATION EXCITATION;

SATELLITES;

EID: 4344618225     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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