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Satellite Rendezvous Scheme

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  • Raaid Baloch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58445/rars.1112

Keywords:

Satellite, Rendezvous, orbital maneuvers

Abstract

A rendezvous in the context of this paper is a set of orbital maneuvers applied to a spacecraft which arrives at a very close distance to the orbit of another satellite. This paper explores a method to help simplify deriving the rendezvous scheme for satellites. Potential applications of this project include utilizing satellite rendezvous design for service missions, space supply and space debris cleaning.

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2024-04-20

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