Effect of the total solar irradiance variations on solar-sail low-eccentricity orbits

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Vulpetti, Giovanni ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lightness vector; Sailcraft; Solar sailing; Total solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

ECCENTRICITY ORBITS; RADIATION PRESSURE; SOLAR PHOTONS; SOLAR SAILING; SOLAR SAILS; TOTAL SOLAR IRRADIANCE; TRANSFER ORBIT;

ORBITS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 77950341319     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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