Responsive orbits have gained much attention in recent years and many AFIT theses have addressed this topic. Specifically, the following topics have been studied: phasing within an orbit, adjusting time of arrival, avoidance, and maneuver detection. This thesis seeks to determine the feasibility of maneuvering satellites from circular (600 km) orbits to eccentric (600 km by 175 km) orbits in order to collect high resolution images for Earth surveillance. Coverage is calculated for multiple 6-satellite constellations. Perturbations for the subject orbits are analyzed and compared to simulation results.
Dynamic Constellation Tasking and Management
2013
122 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Maneuvering satellites , Orbits , Aerodynamic drag , Artificial satellites , Circular , Detection , Dynamics , Earth(Planet) , Elliptical orbit trajectories , Feasibility studies , High resolution , Images , Maneuvers , Operation , Perturbations , Scenarios , Setting(Adjusting) , Simulation , Surveillance , Theses , Responsive orbits , Responsive constellation , Dynamic constellation , Maneuvering spacecraft
Dynamic Tasking of Networked Sensors Using Covariance Information
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2010
|The Effects of Uncertainty Propagation on Dynamic Sensor Tasking
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012
|British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
|Realistic Sensor Tasking Strategies
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2016
|