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Solar Sail Optimal Orbit Transfers to Synchronous OrbitsA constant outward radial thrust acceleration can be used to reduce the radius of a circular orbit of specified period. Heliocentric circular orbits are designed to match the orbital period of Earth or Mars for various radial thrust accelerations and are defined as synchronous orbits. Minimum-time solar sail orbit transfers to these synchronous heliocentric orbits are presented.
Document ID
20000084166
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Powers, Robert B. (United Space Alliance Houston, TX United States)
Coverstone, Victoria (Illinois Univ. at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL United States)
Prussing, John E. (Illinois Univ. at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL United States)
Lunney, Bryan C.
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-20000
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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