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Trajectory Analysis of a Sun-Facing Solar Sail with Optical Degradation

2020; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 43; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2514/1.g005214

1533-3884

Marco Bassetto, Alessandro A. Quarta, Giovanni Mengali, Vittorio Cipolla,

Space Satellite Systems and Control

No AccessEngineering NotesTrajectory Analysis of a Sun-Facing Solar Sail with Optical DegradationMarco Bassetto, Alessandro A. Quarta, Giovanni Mengali and Vittorio CipollaMarco BassettoUniversity of Pisa, I-56122 Pisa, Italy, Alessandro A. QuartaUniversity of Pisa, I-56122 Pisa, Italy, Giovanni MengaliUniversity of Pisa, I-56122 Pisa, Italy and Vittorio CipollaUniversity of Pisa, I-56122 Pisa, ItalyPublished Online:1 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G005214SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Acord J. D. and Nicklas J. C., "Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Solar Pressure Attitude Control for Interplanetary Spacecraft," Guidance and Control, Vol. 13, Academic Press, New York, 1964, pp. 73–101. Google Scholar[2] Polyakhova E. N., Kosmicheskii Polet s Solnechnim Parusom (Cosmic Flight with Solar Sail), Nauka, Moscow, 1988. Google Scholar[3] Wright J. 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