System for high efficiency spacecraft orbit transfer

Details System for high efficiency spacecraft orbit transfer System for high efficiency spacecraft orbit transfer

2005-01-25

2005-01-25

Eldred, J. Woodrow (Department: 3644)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

Spacecraft formation, orbit, or interplanetary path

C244S171900, C701S013000, C701S226000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06845950

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for transferring a spacecraft from a first orbit to a second orbit. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the method comprises calculating thruster-off regions within an orbit transfer in which it is efficient to turn-off spacecraft thrusters, and in those thruster-off regions, turning off the spacecraft thrusters.

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patent: 5862495 (1999-01-01), Small et al.
patent: 6102334 (2000-08-01), Claffey et al.
patent: 6315248 (2001-11-01), Rockwell
patent: 6508438 (2003-01-01), Eyerly
TRW Space Data, pp 36-37.

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