Comparison of Impulsive Propulsion Requirements for Nonplanar Orbital Change with Continuous Propulsion with or Without Auxiliary

摘要

An investigation was made of the propulsion system requirements for a circular orbital plane change of a vehicle with/without auxiliary aerodynamic forces.nA transfer with constant velocity along a minor circle shows thrust acceleration reduction when auxi¬liary aerodynamic forces are not used and propellant consumption reduction when auxiliary aerodynamic forces are used.