Station-keeping using solar sailing

Details Station-keeping using solar sailing Station-keeping using solar sailing

1982-06-25

1988-07-26

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Attitude control

244172, B64G 124

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047595175

ABSTRACT:
Satellite is maintained in the geostationary orbit about the equator by use of solar sails. These solar sails are oriented to use the sun's radiation pressure to sail the satellite in a first direction for a first portion of the orbit and in a second opposite direction during a second portion of the orbit to counteract the forces tending to pull the satellite out of its equatorial orbit.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3239165 (1966-03-01), Sohn
patent: 3588000 (1971-06-01), Buckingham et al.
patent: 4262867 (1981-04-01), Piening
Helvey, "Space Trajectories" Academic Press, pp. 187, 189-191, 1960.

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