Control method for orbital plane reconfiguration of near-polar orbit satellite constellations using continuous small thrust

Xuan Wang; Ya-sheng Zhang; Xue-feng Tao

doi:10.1117/12.2645146

23 November 2022 Control method for orbital plane reconfiguration of near-polar orbit satellite constellations using continuous small thrust

Xuan Wang, Ya-sheng Zhang, Xue-feng Tao

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Proceedings Volume 12302, Seventh International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation (ICECTT 2022); 1230217 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2645146
Event: Seventh International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation (ICECTT 2022), 2022, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

For near-polar orbit satellite constellations with multiple orbital planes, the reconfiguration control of orbital planes is required, whether for multi-planar deployment during one rocket launch multi-satellites, for replacing satellites in the adjacent orbital planes after satellite failure, or for reconfiguring the constellation due to changes in mission requirements. To reduce the cost of orbital plane reconfiguration, this paper proposes a continuous small thrust based orbital plane reconfiguration control method for high inclination near-polar orbit satellite constellations. The orbital plane reconfiguration is achieved by changing the orbital inclination with continuous small thrust, using the difference in the change rate of the Right Ascension of the Ascending Node at different orbital inclinations under the influence of J2 perturbation; Finally, the effectiveness of the method proposed in this paper is verified by simulation. The simulation results also show that, compared with the method of directly changing the orbital plane, the method in this paper can significantly reduce the velocity increment required for the orbital plane reconfiguration, which has more practical significance.

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Xuan Wang, Ya-sheng Zhang, and Xue-feng Tao "Control method for orbital plane reconfiguration of near-polar orbit satellite constellations using continuous small thrust", Proc. SPIE 12302, Seventh International Conference on Electromechanical Control Technology and Transportation (ICECTT 2022), 1230217 (23 November 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2645146

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