Orbital dynamics of high area-to-mass ratio spacecraft with J2 and solar radiation pressure for novel Earth observation and communication services

C Colombo, C Lücking, CR McInnes - Acta Astronautica, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the effect of planetary oblateness and solar radiation pressure on
the orbits of high area-to-mass spacecraft. A planar Hamiltonian model shows the existence …

Orbit evolution, maintenance and disposal of SpaceChip swarms through electro-chromic control

C Colombo, C Lücking, CR McInnes - Acta Astronautica, 2013 - Elsevier
The combined effect of solar radiation pressure, Earth oblateness and atmospheric drag on
the orbital dynamics of satellites-on-a-chip (SpaceChips) is investigated for future swarm …

Orbit design for future SpaceChip swarm missions in a planetary atmosphere

C Colombo, C McInnes - Acta Astronautica, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag on the orbital dynamics of
satellites-on-a-chip (SpaceChips) is exploited to design equatorial long-lived orbits about …

Orbital dynamics of high area-to-mass ratio spacecraft under the influence of J2 and solar radiation pressure

C Colombo, C Lucking… - 62nd International …, 2011 - strathprints.strath.ac.uk
This paper investigates the effect of planetary oblateness and solar radiation pressure on
the orbit of high area-to-mass spacecraft. A planar Hamiltonian model shows the existence …

Orbit evolution, maintenance and disposal of SpaceChip swarms

C Colombo, C Lucking… - … Workshop on Satellite …, 2010 - pureportal.strath.ac.uk
The combined effect of solar radiation pressure and atmospheric drag is investigated for
future mission conceptsfor swarms of satellites-on-a-chip (SpaceChips). The natural …

[CITAS][C] IAC-11. C1. 4.8 ORBITAL DYNAMICS OF HIGH AREA-TO-MASS RATIO SPACECRAFT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF J2 AND SOLAR RADIATION …