1. Impulse maneuvering

To reach and maintain its operational orbit, a satellite must perform orbit-change maneuvers. With a high-thrust engine, the duration of these maneuvers is short in relation to the orbital period. They can be modeled as instantaneous impulses modifying velocity at a fixed position.

1.1 Modeling

This section explains the definition of orbital parameters and the formulation of an orbital impulse transfer problem.

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1.1.1 Orbital parameters

To a first approximation, the...

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