This paper presents the complete analysis of the problem of minimum-fuel aeroassisted transfer between coplanar elliptical orbits in the case where the orientation of the final orbit is free for selection in the optimization process. The comparison between the optimal pure propulsive transfer and the idealized aeroassisted transfer, by several passages through the atmosphere, is made. In the case where aeroassisted transfer provides fuel saving, a practical scheme for its realization by one passage is proposed. The maneuver consists of three phases: a deorbit phase for nonzero entry angle, followed by an atmospheric fly-through with variable drag control and completed by a postatmospheric phase. An explicit guidance formula for drag control is derived and it is shown that the required exit speed for ascent to the final orbit can be obtained with a very high degree of accuracy.


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    Title :

    Explicit guidance of drag modulated aeroassisted transfer between elliptical orbits


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    Publication date :

    1984-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English


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