COMPARISON OF IMPULSIVE PROPULSION REQUIREMENTS FOR NONPLANAR ORBITAL CHANGE WITH CONTINUOUS PROPULSION WITH OR WITHOUT AUXILIARY AERODYNAMIC FORCES.
Abstract
An investigation was made of the propulsion system requirements for a circular orbital plane change of a vehicle with/without auxiliary aerodynamic forces. A transfer with constant velocity along a minor circle shows thrust acceleration reduction when auxiliary serodynamic forces are not used and propellant consumption reduction when auxiliary aerodynamic forces are used. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 03, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0433051
Entities
People
- H. Nakayama
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation