Orbit evolution, maintenance and disposal of SpaceChip swarms through electro-chromic control
The combined effect of solar radiation pressure, Earth oblateness and atmospheric drag on the orbital dynamics of satellites-on-a-chip (SpaceChips) is investigated for future swarm mission concepts. The natural evolution of the swarm is exploited to perform spatially distributed measurements of the...
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| Language: | English |
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2012-07-12.
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