Analysis of operations, as in soft joining of ferry vehicle to orbiting space station or other target in certain missions; phases of rendezvous are examined in sequential sense and injection or launch trajectories, suitable launch times, use of midcourse guidance logic, and manned and automatic terminal guidance schemes; use of parking orbits, corrective maneuvers, fuel consumption and penalties, and different sensors.


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    Title :

    Problems and potentialities of space rendezvous


    Additional title:

    Astronautica Acta


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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