The analytic solution of the two-impulse terminal rendezvous problem around the oblate Earth is analyzed in this chapter. Both maneuvering and passive spacecraft are assumed to be in nearby near-circular orbits. The main effect of the oblateness is due to the second zonal harmonic J2. A highly accurate analytic first-order theory is used to obtain analytic expressions for the first velocity change that initiates the rendezvous. An example is shown to demonstrate the failure of the conic-based rendezvous equations in achieving the required transfer when the subsequent orbits are perturbed by J2.


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    Title :

    Analytic Solution of Terminal Rendezvous in Near-Circular Orbit Around the Oblate Earth: The Computation of the Starting Guess for Iterations


    Additional title:

    Space Technology Library


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    Publication date :

    2021-04-13


    Size :

    27 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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