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Orbital maneuvers and space rendezvous. / Butikov, E.I.
In: Advances in Space Research, Vol. Volume 56, No. Issue 11, 2015, p. 2582-2594.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Orbital maneuvers and space rendezvous
AU - Butikov, E.I.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Several possibilities of launching a space vehicle from the orbital station are considered and compared. Orbital maneuvers discussed in the paper can be useful in designing a trajectory for a specific space mission. The relative motion of orbiting bodies is investigated on examples of spacecraft rendezvous with the space station that stays in a circular orbit around the Earth. An elementary approach is illustrated by an accompanying simulation computer program and supported by a mathematical treatment based on fundamental laws of physics and conservation laws. Material is appropriate for engineers and other personnel involved in space exploration, undergraduate and graduate students studying classical physics and orbital mechanics.
AB - Several possibilities of launching a space vehicle from the orbital station are considered and compared. Orbital maneuvers discussed in the paper can be useful in designing a trajectory for a specific space mission. The relative motion of orbiting bodies is investigated on examples of spacecraft rendezvous with the space station that stays in a circular orbit around the Earth. An elementary approach is illustrated by an accompanying simulation computer program and supported by a mathematical treatment based on fundamental laws of physics and conservation laws. Material is appropriate for engineers and other personnel involved in space exploration, undergraduate and graduate students studying classical physics and orbital mechanics.
KW - Keplerian orbits
KW - Space navigation
KW - Impulsive maneuvers
KW - Hohmann’s transitions
KW - Soft docking
U2 - 10.1016/j.asr.2015.09.014
DO - 10.1016/j.asr.2015.09.014
M3 - Article
VL - Volume 56
SP - 2582
EP - 2594
JO - Advances in Space Research
JF - Advances in Space Research
SN - 0273-1177
IS - Issue 11
ER -
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