A method of achieving orbital rendezvous with a target satellite includes launching a spacecraft with a launch vehicle at an optimal time; steering the launch vehicle out-of-plane based on the orbital elements of the target satellite's orbit; and entering a predetermined rendezvous envelope of the target satellite before the target satellite completes one complete orbit from the target satellite's position at the optimal time.
Orbital rendezvous techniques
2024-10-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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