A Catalogue of Parametric Time-Optimal Transfers for All-Electric GEO Satellites

Francesco Topputo () and Simone Ceccherini ()
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Francesco Topputo: Politecnico di Milano
Simone Ceccherini: Politecnico di Milano

A chapter in Modeling and Optimization in Space Engineering, 2019, pp 459-478 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this chapter a catalogue of time-optimal low-thrust transfers from arbitrary departure orbits to the geostationary orbit is constructed. This catalogue is obtained by solving a multitude of optimal control problems with a combination of simple and multiple shooting techniques, augmented by a multi-dimensional homotopy. Modified equinoctial elements are used to describe the satellite dynamics, and state-of-the-art values for thrust and specific impulse are considered. The ultimate outcome consists of a synthetic law for transfer time, and thus cost, as function of the orbit injection parameters and engine figures. This law can be consulted in the early stages of mission design.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-10501-3_17

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