An Introduction to Mission Design for Geostationary Satellites [electronic resource] /

1. Introduction -- 1.1 Further Reading -- 2. Launch -- 2.1 Launch Vehicles -- 2.2 The Launch Window -- 2.3 The Launch Sequence -- 2.4 The Injection Error Covariance Matrix -- 2.5 Further Reading -- 3. Transfer Orbit -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Orbit Optimisation for Spacecraft with Solid Propellant Apogee Motors -- 3.3 Orbit Optimisation for Spacecraft with Liquid Propellant Apogee Engines -- 3.4 Ground Station Coverage -- 3.5 Orbit Determination Requirements -- 4. The Apogee Manoeuvre -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Solid Propellant Apogee Motors -- 4.3 The Liquid Propellant Apogee Engine -- 4.4 Further Reading -- 5. Drift Orbit -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Station Acquisition -- 5.3 Station Acquisition Error Analysis for Spacecraft with Solid Propellant Apogee Motors -- 5.4 Station Acquisition Error Analysis for Spacecraft with Liquid Propellant Apogee Engines -- 5.5 Station Initialisation -- 5.6 Ground Station Coverage -- 5.7 Orbit Determination Accuracy Requirements -- 5.8 Further Reading -- 6. Station-Keeping -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 East-West Station-Keeping -- 6.3 North-South Station-Keeping -- 6.4 The Station-Keeping of Spacecraft Clusters -- 6.5 Future Trends and Requirements -- 6.6 Further Reading -- Spacecraft Operations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Pre-Launch Activities -- 7.3 Post-Launch Activities -- Orbit Propagation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Orbit Perturbations -- 8.3 Cowell’s Method -- 8.4 The Variation of Parameters Method -- 8.5 Orbit Integration Schemes -- 8.6 Further Reading -- Tracking and Orbit Determination -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Tracking -- 9.3 Orbit Determination -- 9.4 Further Reading -- 10. Spacecraft Stability -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Stability in Parking Orbit -- 10.3 Analytic Methods -- 10.4 Test Methods -- 10.5 Mission Design -- 10.6 Stability in Transfer Orbit -- 10.7 On-Station Stability -- 10.8 Conclusions -- 10.9 Further Reading -- Appendix A.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Pocha, J. J. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1987
Subjects:	Engineering., Observations, Astronomical., Astronomy, Automotive engineering., Automotive Engineering., Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3857-1
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