Locally Geostationary Orbits: Optimal Geometry of Elliptic Orbit for Earth Coverage

YN Razoumny - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
The problem of satellite constellation design for Earth coverage using elliptic orbit is
considered. Whereas various researchers in this field have mainly considered optimization …

[PDF][PDF] Common-period four-satellite continuous global coverage constellations revisited

JE Draim, W Huang, DA Vallado, D Finkleman… - Adv. Astronaut …, 2012 - researchgate.net
Global constellation coverage has been a topic of interest for many years. The Draim four-
satellite continuous global coverage constellation offers improvement over traditional …