Flower Constellations are special satellite constellations whose satellites follow the same 3-dimensional space track with respect to assigned rotating reference frame. This paper presents the theoretical foundation of compatibility and phasing of the Flower Constellations. Compatibility is the synchronization property of a Flower Constellation with respect to a rotating reference frame while phasing dictates the satellite distribution property. Compatibility and phasing, which are ruled by a set of five independent integer parameters, constitute the two main properties of the Flower Constellations. In particular, the dual-compatible Flower Constellations theory, which allows a simultaneous synchronization of the Flower Constellation dynamics with two independent rotating reference frames, is introduced. Meaningful examples and potential applications are briefly discussed.


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    Title :

    Flower constellation set theory. Part I: Compatibility and phasing


    Contributors:
    Mortari, D. (author) / Wilkins, M.P. (author)


    Publication date :

    2008-07-01


    Size :

    1858052 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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