low-thrust propulsion
Displaced periodic orbits with low-thrust propulsion
... electric propulsion (SEP) technology is now a realistic option for designing trajectories for interplanetary missions, while solar sail technology is currently under ...two low thrust ...
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Extension of earth orbits using low-thrust propulsion
... The low-altitude of the conventional Sun- synchronous Polar orbiting spacecraft means in order to achieve real time continuous observation of the Earth, a constellation of between thirty and one hundred spacecraft ...
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Artificial halo orbits for low-thrust propulsion spacecraft
... with low-thrust ...the low-thrust acceleration directed towards sunward are shown to be feasible with such low-thrust ...continuous low-thrust acceleration, to ...
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Extension of the Molniya orbit using low-thrust propulsion
... USING LOW-THRUST PROPULSION Pamela Anderson * and Malcolm Macdonald † Extension of the standard Molniya orbit using low-thrust propulsion is ...existing low-thrust ...
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Artificial three-body equilibria for hybrid low-thrust propulsion
... In this paper, we investigate a new concept for creating AEPs in the CRTBP using these two low thrust propulsion systems (solar sail and SEP) simultaneously. Such a hybrid of sail/SEP spacecraft is ...
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Extension of Martian orbits using continuous low-thrust propulsion
... continuous low-thrust propulsion to create a new set of Martian orbits for improved remote sensing, while maintaining the zero change in argument of periapsis condition essential to Molniya-like ...
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Displaced geostationary orbits using hybrid low-thrust propulsion
... hybrid low-thrust propulsion, a complementary combination of Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) and solar sailing, are investigated to increase the capacity of the geostationary ring that is ...
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Survey of highly non-Keplerian orbits with low-thrust propulsion
... continuous low-thrust propulsion systems is considered, taking in solar electric propulsion (SEP), solar sails, hybrid SEP/sails and other more exotic ...
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Analysis of NEOs reachability with nano-satallites and low-thrust propulsion
... Street, G1 1XJ, Glasgow, United Kingdom, +44 (0) 141 548 5161, { c.greco , marilena.di-carlo , lewis.walker , massimiliano.vasile }@strath.ac.uk ABSTRACT This paper presents an analysis of new potential space missions to ...
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Sun-synchronous highly elliptical orbits using low-thrust propulsion
... continuous low-thrust propulsion has been shown to enable highly elliptical sun-synchronous orbits around the Earth, termed sun-synchronous Taranis ...
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Novel orbits of Mercury and Venus enabled using low-thrust propulsion
... USING LOW-THRUST PROPULSION Pamela Anderson, * Malcolm Macdonald, † and Chen-wan ...Continuous low-thrust propulsion is used to extend the critical inclination of highly ...
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Static highly elliptical orbits using hybrid low-thrust propulsion
... This paper for the first time, considers the design of a HEO constellation for spacecraft on 90deg inclination Taranis orbits, firstly for observation to 55deg latitude, where observations from GEO begin to degrade. Thus ...
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Low thrust propulsion in a coplanar circular restricted four body problem
... term’ low-thrust propulsion capabilities to generate surfaces of artificial equilibrium points close to the smaller primary, both in and out of the plane containing the celestial ...constant ...
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Multi-objective optimisation of constellation deployment using low-thrust propulsion
... This work presents an analysis of the deployment of future constellations using a com- bination of low-thrust propulsion and natural dynamics. Different strategies to realise the transfer from the ...
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Multi-objective optimisation of constellation deployment using low-thrust propulsion
... This work presents an analysis of the deployment of future constellations using a com- bination of low-thrust propulsion and natural dynamics. Different strategies to realise the transfer from the ...
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Orbit Raising and De-Orbit for Coplanar Satellite Constellations with Low-Thrust Propulsion
... in low Earth orbit ...electric low-thrust propulsion, which can provide continuous and high exhaust velocity so as to reduce the on-board fuel mass, will be used to execute the orbit transfer ...
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Novel orbits of Mercury, Venus and Mars enabled using low-thrust propulsion
... Continuous low-thrust propulsion has been shown to extend highly-elliptical orbits at the critical inclination at Mars, Mercury and Venus, which at Mercury and Mars can be achieved using existing ...
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Extension of highly elliptical Earth orbits using continuous low-thrust propulsion
... using low- thrust propulsion is ...existing low-thrust propulsion technology, offering a radically new set of tools for mission design and facilitating new, novel Earth ...
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Design of optimal Earth pole-sitter transfers using low-thrust propulsion
... electric propulsion, low-thrust propulsion, Soyuz launch, orbital averaging, low-thrust spiral 1 Introduction Observation of the polar regions is currently performed using data ...
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Design of optimal Earth pole-sitter transfers using low thrust propulsion
... inclination, low Earth parking orbit up to insertion into the transfer ...the low-thrust propulsion ...the low Earth parking orbit for a given spacecraft mass to be inserted into the ...
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