Abstract The CubeSat Proximity Operations Demonstration (CPOD) mission will
demonstrate rendezvous, proximity operations, and docking with a pair of 3U CubeSats …

A practical algorithm is developed for on-board planning of n-impulse fuel-optimal
maneuvers for establishment and reconfiguration of spacecraft formations. The method is …

A spacecraft formation ying control strategy is discussed where the desired orbit is
prescribed in terms of speci c orbit element differences and the relative orbit is measured in …

SPACECRAFT formation ying (SFF) is an evolving technology for distributing the
functionality of a single spacecraft between several closely ying satellites. This notion is …

MODELING relative spacecraft motion is of prime importance for formation-flying satellites
and distributed spacecraft systems, which constitute a significant share of planned future …

This paper considers the control of entire-formation maneuvering in low-thrust Earth-orbiting
spacecraft formation flying (SFF). A coordinated control scheme based on the leader …

From a Lagrangian approach for the development of the relative motion equations viewed
as a nonlinear Hill's problem, it is shown that the influence of a spherical primary mass takes …

We focus on the problem of satellite rendezvous between two spacecrafts in elliptic orbits.
Using a linearized model of the relative dynamics, we first propose a periodic similarity …

The science requirements on future gravity satellite missions, following from the previous
contributions of this issue, are summarized and visualized in terms of spatial scales …

Spacecraft vehicles and methods for providing reorbiters capable of moving target objects
are provided. More particularly, a reorbiter utilizing electrostatic or Coulomb force for acting …