Reference orbit construction for tetrahedral formation on elliptical orbit

IF 3.4 2区物理与天体物理 Q1 ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE

Acta Astronautica Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI:10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.08.019

Sergei Shestakov

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Abstract

The work proposes a method for designing reference motion trajectories for a tetrahedral satellite formation operating on a highly elliptical orbit. The main goal is to define such initial conditions of satellite motion that allow the tetrahedron to preserve its volume. The algebraic technique is presented that guarantees the conservation of the volume in linear motion approximation. The presented technique is also applied to maintain a shape of the formation.

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椭圆轨道上四面体编队的参考轨道构造

提出了一种在高椭圆轨道上运行的四面体卫星编队参考运动轨迹的设计方法。主要目标是定义卫星运动的初始条件，使四面体保持其体积。给出了在线性运动近似中保证体积守恒的代数方法。该技术也可用于保持地层的形状。

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Acta Astronautica 工程技术-工程：宇航

CiteScore

7.20

自引率

22.90%

发文量

599

审稿时长

53 days

期刊介绍： Acta Astronautica is sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics. Content is based on original contributions in all fields of basic, engineering, life and social space sciences and of space technology related to: The peaceful scientific exploration of space, Its exploitation for human welfare and progress, Conception, design, development and operation of space-borne and Earth-based systems, In addition to regular issues, the journal publishes selected proceedings of the annual International Astronautical Congress (IAC), transactions of the IAA and special issues on topics of current interest, such as microgravity, space station technology, geostationary orbits, and space economics. Other subject areas include satellite technology, space transportation and communications, space energy, power and propulsion, astrodynamics, extraterrestrial intelligence and Earth observations.