Optimal servicing of geosynchronous satellites

Kyle T. Alfriend; Deok Jin Lee; N. Glenn Creamer

doi:10.2514/1.15602

Optimal servicing of geosynchronous satellites

Kyle T. Alfriend^*
, Deok Jin Lee
, N. Glenn Creamer

^*Corresponding author for this work

Mechanical Design Engineering

Texas A&M University
AIAA
Naval Research Laboratory

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

87 Scopus citations

Abstract

A method for determining the minimum fuel solution for visiting a set of satellites in a geosynchronous orbit with small inclinations, is presented. Strategies for visiting the satellites include equal time for each visit or equal minimum fuel for the in-plane portion of the maneuver. The minimum fuel solution from this method is found to 25% of the minimum fuel solution for visiting each satellite by proceeding sequentially around the geosynchronous belt. This method is more feasible for servicing a large number of satellites in geosynchronous orbit that have small inclinations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-206
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/1.15602
State	Published - 2006

Access to Document

10.2514/1.15602

Cite this

@article{a0446dd8e7774102936e8739d2d3fc7d,

title = "Optimal servicing of geosynchronous satellites",

abstract = "A method for determining the minimum fuel solution for visiting a set of satellites in a geosynchronous orbit with small inclinations, is presented. Strategies for visiting the satellites include equal time for each visit or equal minimum fuel for the in-plane portion of the maneuver. The minimum fuel solution from this method is found to 25\% of the minimum fuel solution for visiting each satellite by proceeding sequentially around the geosynchronous belt. This method is more feasible for servicing a large number of satellites in geosynchronous orbit that have small inclinations.",

author = "Alfriend, \{Kyle T.\} and Lee, \{Deok Jin\} and Creamer, \{N. Glenn\}",

year = "2006",

doi = "10.2514/1.15602",

language = "English",

volume = "29",

pages = "203--206",

journal = "Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics",

issn = "0731-5090",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Optimal servicing of geosynchronous satellites

AU - Alfriend, Kyle T.

AU - Lee, Deok Jin

AU - Creamer, N. Glenn

PY - 2006

Y1 - 2006

N2 - A method for determining the minimum fuel solution for visiting a set of satellites in a geosynchronous orbit with small inclinations, is presented. Strategies for visiting the satellites include equal time for each visit or equal minimum fuel for the in-plane portion of the maneuver. The minimum fuel solution from this method is found to 25% of the minimum fuel solution for visiting each satellite by proceeding sequentially around the geosynchronous belt. This method is more feasible for servicing a large number of satellites in geosynchronous orbit that have small inclinations.

AB - A method for determining the minimum fuel solution for visiting a set of satellites in a geosynchronous orbit with small inclinations, is presented. Strategies for visiting the satellites include equal time for each visit or equal minimum fuel for the in-plane portion of the maneuver. The minimum fuel solution from this method is found to 25% of the minimum fuel solution for visiting each satellite by proceeding sequentially around the geosynchronous belt. This method is more feasible for servicing a large number of satellites in geosynchronous orbit that have small inclinations.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/32544450296

U2 - 10.2514/1.15602

DO - 10.2514/1.15602

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:32544450296

SN - 0731-5090

VL - 29

SP - 203

EP - 206

JO - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

JF - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

IS - 1

ER -

Optimal servicing of geosynchronous satellites

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this