Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential
Abstract This work focuses on the definition of satellite constellations whose secular relative distributions are invariant under the perturbation produced by the Earth gravitational potential. This is done by defining the satellite distribution directly in the Earth-Centered–Earth-Fixed frame of r...
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This work focuses on the definition of satellite constellations whose secular relative distributions are invariant under the perturbation produced by the Earth gravitational potential. This is done by defining the satellite distribution directly in the Earth-Centered–Earth-Fixed frame of reference and using the along-track time distances between satellites to define the satellite constellation configuration. In addition, in order to expand the possibilities of application of this design methodology, a general transformation between the formulations of Flower Constellations, Walker Constellations, and a relative to Earth formulation based on along-track and cross-track distances between satellites is obtained. This allows not only for a relation between these formulations, but also for the obtainment of the relative to Earth distribution of such constellations. Finally, an example of application of these methodologies is presented for a low Earth orbit. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1317672023-03-15T20:21:16Z Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential Arnas, David Casanova, Daniel Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Abstract This work focuses on the definition of satellite constellations whose secular relative distributions are invariant under the perturbation produced by the Earth gravitational potential. This is done by defining the satellite distribution directly in the Earth-Centered–Earth-Fixed frame of reference and using the along-track time distances between satellites to define the satellite constellation configuration. In addition, in order to expand the possibilities of application of this design methodology, a general transformation between the formulations of Flower Constellations, Walker Constellations, and a relative to Earth formulation based on along-track and cross-track distances between satellites is obtained. This allows not only for a relation between these formulations, but also for the obtainment of the relative to Earth distribution of such constellations. Finally, an example of application of these methodologies is presented for a low Earth orbit. 2021-09-20T17:30:11Z 2021-09-20T17:30:11Z 2020-04-01 2020-09-24T20:36:07Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131767 Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 2020 Apr 01;132(3):19 en https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-020-09958-4 Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. Springer Nature B.V. application/pdf Springer Netherlands Springer Netherlands |
| spellingShingle | Arnas, David Casanova, Daniel Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential |
| title | Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential |
| title_full | Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential |
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| title_short | Nominal definition of satellite constellations under the Earth gravitational potential |
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