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http://dx.doi.org/10.20910/JASE.2022.16.2.63

Analysis of Orbital Deployment for Micro-Satellite Constellation  

Song, Youngbum (Astrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Shin, Jinyoung (Astrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Park, Sang-Young (Astrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Jeon, Soobin (Astrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University)
Song, Sung-Chan (Satellite Center, Hanwha Systems, Co., Ltd.)
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Journal of Aerospace System Engineering / v.16, no.2, 2022 , pp. 63-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
As interest in microsatellites increases, research has been actively conducted recently on the performance and use, as well as the orbital design and deployment techniques, for the microsatellite constellations. The purpose of this study was to investigate orbital deployment techniques using thrust and differential atmospheric drag control (DADC) for the Walker-delta constellation. When using thrust, the time and thrust required for orbital deployment vary, depending on the separation speed and direction of the satellite with respect to the launch vehicle. A control strategy to complete the orbital deployment with limited performance of the propulsion system is suggested and it was analyzed. As a result, the relationship between the deployment period and the total thrust consumption was derived. It takes a relatively longer deployment time using differential air drag rather than consuming thrusts. It was verified that the satellites can be deployed only with differential air drag at a general orbit of a microsatellite constellation. The conclusion of this study suggests that the deployment strategy in this paper can be used for the microsatellite constellation.
Keywords
Micro-Satellite; Satellite Constellation; Orbit Deployment; Differential Air Drag Control;
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