SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE STATIONKEEPING SIMULATION

Abstract

A program has been written to simulate the east-west stationkeeping of a synchronous satellite. Different ways of implementing the thrust sequence of rocket motors and solar sails are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 14, 1968
Accession Number
AD0672960

Entities

People

  • Ellen H. Swenson
  • M. Chandler Crocker

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Geosynchronous Satellites
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Orbits
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Precision
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Pressure
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solar Radiation
  • Solar Sails

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris