Low-Thrust Transfer Design of Low-Observable Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite

Joint Authors

Hua, Bing
Shao, Zhujun

Source

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Issue

Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-12, 12 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2015-12-22

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

12

Abstract EN

With radar and surface-to-air missiles posing an increasing threat to on-orbit spacecraft, low-observable satellites play an important role in low-thrust transfers.

This paper presents the design for a low-thrust geostationary earth orbit (GEO) transfer control strategy which takes into consideration the low-observable constraint and discusses Earth shadow and perturbation.

A control parameter optimization addresses the orbit transfer problem, and five thrust modes are used.

Simulation results show that the method outlined in this paper is simple and feasible and results in reduced transfer time with a small amount of calculation.

The method therefore offers a useful reference for low-thrust GEO transfer design.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Hua, Bing& Shao, Zhujun. 2015. Low-Thrust Transfer Design of Low-Observable Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064517

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Hua, Bing& Shao, Zhujun. Low-Thrust Transfer Design of Low-Observable Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064517

American Medical Association (AMA)

Hua, Bing& Shao, Zhujun. Low-Thrust Transfer Design of Low-Observable Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064517

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1064517