Abstract A semi-analytic method for determining the periodic trajectories of a spacecraft under the influence of a constant small thrust directed from a central station in a circular orbit is presented using the Clohessy-Wiltshire equations. The amplitude and frequency of the radially accelerated periodic trajectories are semi-analytically derived. A simple on-off orbital control scheme to change the amplitude of these radially accelerated trajectories is also proposed and numerically verified. These radially accelerated periodic orbits are applicable for a smallthrust laser-propelled space vehicle mission in the vicinity of an Earth orbiting laser station.
Radially accelerated periodic orbits in the Clohessy-Wiltshire frame
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 56 , 1 ; 1-16
01.03.2008
16 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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