This paper describes the underlying dynamics of formation flying in a high-eccentricity orbit such as that of the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission. The GPS-based results used for MMS navigation is summarized, as well as the procedures that are used to design the maneuvers used to place the spacecraft into a tetrahedron formation and then maintain it. The details of how to carry out these maneuvers are then discussed. Finally, the numerical results that have been obtained concerning formation flying for the MMS mission to date (e.g. tetrahedron sizes flown, maneuver execution error, fuel usage, etc.) are presented in detail.


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    Title :

    Initial Satellite Formation Flight Results from the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission


    Contributors:
    T. Williams (author) / N. Ottenstein (author) / E. Palmer (author) / M. Farahmand (author)

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    16 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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