The orbital angular velocity of a stationary satellite expresses the perturbation in the orbit of the satellite. The minimum variation in direction of this velocity corresponds to the minimum fuel consumption rate to maintain a stationary satellite within allocated bounds. The directional variation of the orbital angular velocity is minimized by maintaining the ascending node of the orbit near the direction of the vernal equinox. An example of fuel consumption is given with a comparison with fuel savings over the standard stationkeeping method. The method here is applicable to the geostationary communication satellite, UHF broadcasting satellite, solar power satellite, etc.


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    Title :

    Controlling stationary satellite orbits minimum fuel consumption rate


    Additional title:

    Bahnregelung von stationaeren Satelliten fuer minimalen Treibstoffverbrauch


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1979


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 4 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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