Satellite Constellation Orbit Design Optimization with Combined Genetic Algorithm and Semianalytical Approach

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Satellites’ full ground track (a) and close-up (b) for a solution in Case with 72% area coverage and 1 hour and 19 minutes of ART. Red line: ground track of sat , pink line: ground track of sat , and blue line: ground track of sat . Green triangle: area covered by sat , pink triangle: area covered by sat , and blue star: area covered by sat .

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