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Multi-orbital trajectories with zero low thrust when spacecraft gets into the Earth shadow

R. Z. Akhmetshin


Abstract: Multi-orbital trajectories of spacecraft with electro-rocket engines of low thrust and solar batteries are considered. It is supposed that low thrust become zero when spacecraft gets into the Earth shadow. On some examples of flight to geostationary orbit it is analyzed how large may be the influence of pauses in the low thrust.

Keywords: multi-orbital trajectories, spacecraft, low thrust, geostationary orbit, Earth shadow.

DOI: 10.20948/prepr-2018-266

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