Peer-to-Peer maneuvers are integral components of distributed strategies to deliver fuel, upgraded avionics and other commodities to a system of multiple satellites. In this paper, we consider the problem of minimum-time low-thrust Egalitarian Peer-to-Peer servicing, in which the active satellites are allowed to interchange their orbital positions at the end of the mutual exchange of commodities. We develop a methodology to determine the minimum time maneuvers required for distributed servicing and demonstrate that a distributed strategy yields a significantly smaller mission time compared to a centralized single service vehicle strategy.
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