Trajectories applicable to laser‐propelled space vehicles with a laser station in low‐Earth orbit are investigated. Laser vehicles are initially located in the vicinity of the Earth‐orbiting laser station in low‐earth orbit at an altitude of several hundreds kilometers, and are accelerated by laser beaming from the laser station. The laser‐propelled vehicles start from low‐earth orbit and finally escape from the Earth gravity well, enabling interplanetary trajectories and planetary exploration.
Orbital Dynamics of Low‐Earth Orbit Laser‐Propelled Space Vehicles
BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: Fifth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion ; 2007 ; Kailua‐Kona (Hawaii)
AIP Conference Proceedings ; 997 , 1 ; 316-324
2008-04-28
9 pages
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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