4D Lattice Flower Constellations

Arnas, D. ; Casanova, D. ; Tresaco, E.

Resumen: 4D Lattice Flower Constellations is a new constellation design framework, based on the previous 2D and 3D Lattice theories of Flower Constellations, that focus on the generation of constellations whose satellites can have different semi-major axis and still present a constellation structure that is maintained during the dynamic of the system. This situation can arise when dealing with satellites with very different instruments, or when it is of interest to coordinate two different constellations. In that sense, 4D Lattice Flower Constellations constitutes the most general representation of the Flower Constellation formulation. In addition, the effects of the J2 perturbation are taken into account in order to generate distributions that maintain their initial design configuration under this perturbation for longer periods of time with a low fuel budget. Finally, examples of application are presented, showing the possibilities in satellite constellation design of this new approach.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2020.04.018

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Advances in Space Research 67, 11 (2021), 683-3695
ISSN: 0273-1177

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto JCR: 2.611 (2021)

Categ. JCR: ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE rank: 10 / 34 = 0.294 (2021) - Q2 - T1
Categ. JCR: GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY rank: 120 / 202 = 0.594 (2021) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES rank: 66 / 94 = 0.702 (2021) - Q3 - T3
Categ. JCR: ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS rank: 35 / 69 = 0.507 (2021) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.7 - Engineering (Q2) - Earth and Planetary Sciences (Q2) - Physics and Astronomy (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.613 - Aerospace Engineering (Q2) - Astronomy and Astrophysics (Q2) - Space and Planetary Science (Q2) - Geophysics (Q2) - Atmospheric Science (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/E24-17R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/ESP2017-87113-R

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)