POINTING ALGORITHM FOR REENTRY ORBIT INJECTION WITH UNCONTROLLED LAST STAGE DOI 10.5028/jatm.2012.04031112

An essencial requirement for a launcher with uncontrolled last stage is to compute the ignition time of that stage and its attitude, in order to obtain a proper orbit transfer from a nonpropelled trajectory to a desired orbit, since such stage it cannot change its velocity profile and its direction....

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Main Authors: Flávio Eler de Melo, Waldemar de Castro Leite Filho, Hilton Cleber Pietrobom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) 2012-10-01
Series:Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
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Online Access:https://www.jatm.com.br/jatm/article/view/171