Satellite constellations in sliding ground track orbits

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue , 2014, Pages 395-402

  Circi, Christian ^a   Ortore, Emiliano ^a   Bunkheila, Federico ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ground track pattern; Orbital transfer; Satellite constellation

Indexed keywords

ORBITAL TRANSFER; SATELLITES;

EARTH'S SURFACE; GROUND-TRACK; ORBITAL PLANES; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; SLIDING GROUND;

ORBITS;

EID: 84911900547     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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