Solar sail optimal orbit transfers to synchronous orbits

Robert B. Powers; Victoria Coverstone-Carroll; John E. Prussing

Solar sail optimal orbit transfers to synchronous orbits

Robert B. Powers, Victoria Coverstone-Carroll, John E. Prussing

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Abstract

A constant outward radial thrust acceleration can be used to reduce the radius of a circular orbit of specified period. Heliocentric circular orbits are designed to match the orbital period of Earth or Mars for various radial thrust accelerations and are defined as synchronous orbits. Minimum-time solar sail orbit transfers to these synchronous heliocentric orbits are presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	523-537
Number of pages	15
Journal	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	103
Issue number	PART 1
State	Published - Dec 1 2000
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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