OPTIMUM TRANSFER BETWEEN NEAR KEPLER ORBITS,

Abstract

The problem of minimizing the characteristic velocity during transfer between two adjacent co-planar Kepler orbits is considered. The condition for the degeneration of a double-impulse transfer into a single-impulse transfer is derived. The numerical results obtained are presented graphically. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 13, 1969
Accession Number
AD0684568

Entities

People

  • G. A. Krasinskii

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Motion

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Orbital Debris