Trajectories resulting from constant radial acceleration (toward or away from sun) are obtained in terms of tabulated functions; for sustained acceleration greater than critical value, vehicle spirals to escape; for accelerations less than critical, vehicle moves in precessing orbits with perihelion or aphelion on initial orbit using outward or inward thrust, respectively; examples of trajectories and their implications.
Interplanetary trajectories under low thrust radial acceleration
ARS -- J
ARS Journal ; 29 , n 4
1959
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Interplanetary trajectories for space vehicles with low-thrust acceleration
Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1961
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