Formulations of general (inclined orbits and free end points) optimum 2-impulse orbital transfer problem lead to expressions that are analytically intractable; numerical techniques were developed and used to study optimum transfer modes; many orbit pairs yield 4 useful relative optima; parameter space was adopted to represent impulse function, i.e., impulse is function of takeoff point, arrival point, and transfer orbit semilatus rectum; as result, one may predict gross properties of "impulse function spaces" and determine optimum 2-impulse orbital transfer circumstances for any pair of elliptical orbits.
Optimum two-impulse orbital transfer and rendezvous between inclined elliptical orbits
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 1 , n 8
1963
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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