The Loci of Satellite Positions: A Constellation Design Approach

Author: Lucarelli Giancarlo   Picone Raffaele   Troisi Salvatore  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0923-2958

Source: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, Vol.70, Iss.1, 1998-01, pp. : 59-73

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Abstract

In special cases in which satellite constellations can be described by a limited set of parameters, a correlation between the latter and the constellation characteristics (i.e. shape and kinematics of the satellite configurations) has been investigated.Such cases may be a useful starting point for designing more complex constellations in order to achieve better the desired performances.Therefore, this proves to be one way to fix an initial set of parameters once the desired behaviour of the constellation has been established on the basis of the operational purposes required.