Accession Number:

AD0607849

Title:

SATELLITE RENDEZVOUS TRAJECTORIES.

Descriptive Note:

Technical memo.

Corporate Author:

NORTHROP SPACE LABS HAWTHORNE CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Pierce,David A.

Report Date:

1962-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

28.0

Abstract:

Two types of satellite rendezvous trajectories were discussed direct ascent from burnout and transfer from a parking orbit coplanar with the target orbit. Equations for the orbital elements and velocity requirements of the trajectories were presented, and numerical solutions were obtained for selected trajectories. Author

Descriptors:

• *ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
• RENDEZVOUS TRAJECTORIES
• ASCENT TRAJECTORIES
• INTERCEPT TRAJECTORIES
• ORBITS
• TRANSFER TRAJECTORIES
• PARKING ORBIT TRAJECTORIES

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE