to Mission Design for Geostationary Satellites by J.J. Pocha British Aerospace, Space and Communications Division, Steven age, u.K. D. Reidel Publishing Company A MEMBER OF THE KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS GROUP Dordrecht / Boston / Lancaster / Tokyo Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Pocha, J. J. (Jehangir. J.), 1945- An introduction to mission design for geostationary satellites. (Space technology library) Includes bibliographies and index. 1. Geostationary satellites. 2. Artificial satellites in telecommunica- tion. I. Title II. Series. TK5104.P63 1987 621.38'0423 87-4909 ISBN-13: 978-94-010-8215-0 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-3857-1 DOl: 10.1007/978-94-009-3857-1 Published by D. Reidel Publishing Company, P.O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, Holland. Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Assinippi Park, Norwell, MA 02061, U.S.A. In all other countries, sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, Holland.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
` The book is a well written and is suitable for a broad range of readers from students to managers interested in learning about the mission design problem and analysis techniques for the geo-synchronous orbit. '
Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, March 1988
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Verlagsort
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Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
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Höhe: 241 mm
Breite: 160 mm
Dicke: 19 mm
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ISBN-13
978-90-277-2479-3 (9789027724793)
DOI
10.1007/978-94-009-3857-1
Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
