Apparatus and methods for stationkeeping in a satellite. The satellite includes a north electric thruster and a south electric installed on a zenith side. An orbit controller selects a duration of a burn of the north electric thruster proximate to an ascending node that differs from a duration of a burn of the south electric thruster proximate to a descending node. The orbit controller is configured to select an offset of the burn of the north electric thruster in relation to the ascending node that differs from an offset of the burn of the south electric thruster in relation to the descending node.
EFFICIENT STATIONKEEPING DESIGN FOR MIXED FUEL SYSTEMS
EFFIZIENTES LAGEREGELUNGSDESIGN FÜR MISCHBRENNSTOFFSYSTEME
CONCEPTION DE MAINTIEN DE STATION EFFICACE POUR DES SYSTÈMES À PROPERGOLS MIXTES
2023-01-11
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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