Efficient search of optimal Flower Constellations

We derive an analytical closed expression to compute the minimum distance (quantified by the angle of separation measured from the center of the Earth) between any two satellites located at the same altitude and in circular orbits. We also exploit several properties of Flower Constellations (FCs) th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Avendaño, Martín, Arnas, David, Linares, Richard, Lifson, Miles
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier BV 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/134385