East–West GEO Satellite Station-Keeping with Degraded Thruster Response
The higher harmonic terms of Earth’s gravitational potential slowly modify the nominal longitude of geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites, while the third-body presence (Moon and Sun) mainly affects their latitude. For this reason, GEO satellites periodically need to perform station-keeping man...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Aerospace |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/2/4/581 |