HEAT OPTIMUM ACCELERATION IN CENTRAL FIELD,
Abstract
Consideration is given to a variational problem about optimum acceleration of spacecraft with low thrust, starting from an orbit close to circular and attaining hyperbolic velocity. Regularities of optimum motion were investigated. A comparison was made with motion under action of constant tangential acceleration. Considerations are given pertaining to construction of a limiting solution of variational problem, calculation of which would allow one to reduce estimation of basic parameters of optimum acceleration to the use of a table with one entry or to calculation by means of the final formulas. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 31, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0643951
Entities
People
- D. E. Okhotsimskii
- G. B. Efimov
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center