Logarithmic spiral trajectories generated by solar sails

DOI10.1007/S10569-017-9812-6zbMath1390.70058OpenAlexW2794320448MaRDI QIDQ1640678

Lorenzo Niccolai, Giovanni Mengali, Marco Bassetto, Alessandro A. Quarta

Publication date: 14 June 2018

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-017-9812-6

zbMATH Keywords

solar saillogarithmic spiral trajectoriesorbit phasing

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orbital mechanics (70M20)

Related Items (1)

Pedal coordinates, solar sail orbits, dipole drive and other force problems

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