Indirect Optimization of Satellite Deployment into a Highly Elliptic Orbit

The analysis of the optimal strategies for the deployment of a spacecraft into a highly elliptic orbit is carried out by means of an indirect optimization procedure, which is based on the theory of optimal control. The orbit peculiarities require that several perturbations are taken into account: an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Francesco Simeoni, Lorenzo Casalino, Alessandro Zavoli, Guido Colasurdo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/152683