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Relative motion characteristics of 2 near-earth satellites
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Schutz, B. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | The stability of the nonlinear dynamical system of two GRAVSAT - type satellites was investigated by performing several numerical experiments which provide the simulations of the relative motion characteristics between the two satellites for various specified time intervals. The simulations included the relative range, range-rate, and relative acceleration magnitude. These simulations were generated with respect to appropriate initial orbital elements which were obtained such that the instantaneous separation distance between the two satellites has small fluctuations from a specified constant separation distance. The simulation results indicate that the behavior of the relative motions is very sensitive to the initial orbital elements of the satellites and that for a specified time interval of interest. A stable behavior is possible only with the use of an appropriate set of initial orbital elements compatible with the gravity field used to derive them. |
| File Size | 10859631 |
| Page Count | 103 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840025245 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5bc8t73m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-09-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Astrophysics Satellite Orbits Gravitational Fields Equations of Motion Orbital Elements Simulation Geopotential Jacobi Matrix Method Dynamic Models Computer Systems Programs Geopotential Research Mission Nonlinear Systems Matrices Mathematics Spacecraft Motion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
