The method for altering the orbit of a space vehicle includes launching, reduction of spinning, orienting the vehicle with the magnetic field through which it is moving, tracking the vehicle to find its orbital parameters, determining the angular relationship between the vehicle and its flight path by using the parameters, spinning the vehicle to gyrocopically preserve a particular angular relationship from one position in its orbit to a later position, and changing the velocity vector of the vehicle upon reaching the last mentioned position.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft Propulsion Concept


    Contributors:
    T. Wyatt (author) / C. J. Swet (author) / J. Dassoulas (author)

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    1 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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