Satellite formations provide unique opportunities for maneuvering satellites without expenditure of propellant. One such possibility is for satellites to exchange momentum, either through transfer of mass or radiation (e.g. via lasers). This approach provides a mutually repulsive force between satellites. The concept is analogous to the coulomb formation with two distinctions: 1) only repulsive forces are permitted and 2) each satellite does not have to interact with every other satellite. The former characteristic restricts the achievable formations while the latter opens up intriguing new possibilities for highly populated formations that would be prohibitively complicated for a coulomb design. This work characterizes all possible equilibria with respect to the rotating orbital frame and determines the stability 'of these equilibria. Finally, a strategy is developed to reconfigure the formation geometry.
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