A universal 3-D method for controlling the relative motion of multiple spacecraft in any orbit

AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Folta, David ^a   Quinn, David ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONTROL THEORY; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; NAVIGATION; ORBITS; SPACE FLIGHT;

AUTONOMOUS CONTROL SYSTEMS; GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER; GUIDANCE NAVIGATION AND CONTROLS; HIGHLY ELLIPTICAL ORBITS; NAVIGATION CONTROL SYSTEMS; PLANNING AND EXECUTION; SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES; SPACECRAFT CONSTELLATIONS;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 84983112932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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