Research Article

A Novel Concept for Guidance and Control of Spacecraft Orbital Maneuvers

Table 2

Rendezvous and docking maneuver phase description.

PhaseNameInitial conditionUnits

-Free drift,  ,  [km]
,  [m/s]
-Hohmann,  ,  [km]
,  [m/s]
-Radial boost,  ,  [km]
,  [m/s]
-Straight line,  ,  [m]
,  ,  [m/s]