Analytic Derivation of Ascent Trajectories and Performance of Launch Vehicles

This papers introduces an analytic method to define multistage launcher trajectories to determine the payload mass that can be inserted in orbits of different semimajor axes and inclinations. This method can evaluate the gravity loss, which is the main term to be subtracted to the Tziolkowski evalua...

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Main Authors: Paolo Teofilatto, Stefano Carletta, Mauro Pontani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/11/5685