The transition of a satellite from an elliptic orbit close to circular to another circular one is considered. The law of varying in time the radial and transversal control forces is searched, the smooth transition being realized. It is shown that in solving of the problem given the theory of motion of non-holonomic systems with high order constraints can be used.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-98
Number of pages4
JournalVestnik Sankt-Peterburgskogo Universiteta. Ser 1. Matematika Mekhanika Astronomiya
Volume38
Issue number2
StatePublished - 2005

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  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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