TY - GEN
T1 - How to establish and maintain orthogonal constellation with two orbiters under J2 perturbation
AU - Ogawa, Naoko
AU - Tsuda, Yuichi
AU - Kawakatsu, Yasuhiro
AU - Kawaguchi, Jun'ichiro
AU - Yamaguchi, Tomohiro
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In this paper, we investigated how to establish and maintain orthogonal constellation of two orbiters around a planet, taking Mars as an example. We assumed a mission where two spacecraft (S/C) will be injected into the Mars orbit simultaneously. One S/C (MOA) has a low altitude orbit, while the other (MOB) has a highly elliptical orbit. It is assumed that MOB should look down upon MOA's orbital plane at MOB's apoapsis; i.e., the two orbits should be preferably orthogonal. Such constellation can be actually required in scientific missions featuring both global and in-situ observation of Mars atmosphere, and it can also be extended to application in other celestial bodies. How to keep the orthogonal constellation under perturbations or other restrictions, and how to establish it with small fuel consumption is the main topic of this paper.
AB - In this paper, we investigated how to establish and maintain orthogonal constellation of two orbiters around a planet, taking Mars as an example. We assumed a mission where two spacecraft (S/C) will be injected into the Mars orbit simultaneously. One S/C (MOA) has a low altitude orbit, while the other (MOB) has a highly elliptical orbit. It is assumed that MOB should look down upon MOA's orbital plane at MOB's apoapsis; i.e., the two orbits should be preferably orthogonal. Such constellation can be actually required in scientific missions featuring both global and in-situ observation of Mars atmosphere, and it can also be extended to application in other celestial bodies. How to keep the orthogonal constellation under perturbations or other restrictions, and how to establish it with small fuel consumption is the main topic of this paper.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2010-7657
DO - 10.2514/6.2010-7657
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880846034
SN - 9781624101502
T3 - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2010
BT - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2010
T2 - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2010
Y2 - 2 August 2010 through 5 August 2010
ER -