An ultra-high-altitude Sun-Synchronous orbit and the perturbation due to the Earth gravity

Keiko Kuroshima; Shuhei Nishimaki; Takanao Saiki; Jun'ichiro Kawaguchi

An ultra-high-altitude Sun-Synchronous orbit and the perturbation due to the Earth gravity

Keiko Kuroshima, Shuhei Nishimaki, Takanao Saiki, Jun'ichiro Kawaguchi

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Abstract

This paper presents a very high altitude, Sun-Synchronous orbit around the Earth for astronomy satellites. It includes a cart wheel orbit in Hill's motion. Considering the perturbation owing to the Earth gravity, the period of the in-plane motion and out-of-plane motion are different and trajectory becomes Lissajous. The results analytically obtained are examined and compared with those via numerical integration. In addition, it is shown that the fuels amount, which is inquired to keep nominal Cart Wheel orbit properties, decreases as the altitude increases. And, the conclusion is that the Cart Wheel orbit is a kind of sun-synchronous orbit and highly practical with affordable correction velocity increment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference
Pages	2593-2607
Number of pages	15
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference - South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States Duration: 2005 Aug 7 → 2005 Aug 11

Publication series

Name	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	123 III
ISSN (Print)	0065-3438

Conference

Conference	Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	South Lake Tahoe, CA
Period	05/8/7 → 05/8/11

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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An ultra-high-altitude Sun-Synchronous orbit and the perturbation due to the Earth gravity. / Kuroshima, Keiko; Nishimaki, Shuhei; Saiki, Takanao et al.
Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference. 2006. p. 2593-2607 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 123 III).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kuroshima, K, Nishimaki, S, Saiki, T & Kawaguchi, J 2006, An ultra-high-altitude Sun-Synchronous orbit and the perturbation due to the Earth gravity. in Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference. Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, vol. 123 III, pp. 2593-2607, Astrodynamics 2005 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences - Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Conference, South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States, 05/8/7.

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