Sufficient Condition and Characteristic Analysis for a Spacecraft Rendezvous with Walker ConstellationSatellites without Orbital Maneuver
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    Taking Walker constellation as object, the problem of single spacecraft rendezvous with multiple constellation satellites without orbit maneuver was investigated. According to the phase homogeneous character of Walker constellation, the sufficient condition that a spacecraft rendezvous with multiple Walker constellation satellites without orbital maneuver was obtained, followed by the investigation of the problems with rendezvous number and combination of constellation satellites. Furthermore, the orbital design method that can compute spacecraft orbit analytically was presented, and the characteristic of rendezvous orbit was analyzed as well. Finally, the possibility of spacecraft rendezvous with more than three constellation satellites was discussed. The theoretical proof is provided for single spacecraft rendezvous with multiple constellation satellites without orbital maneuver by research findings.

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  • Received:September 30,2010
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  • Online: August 28,2012
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