Influence of Steering Angle Profiles on the Orbit Transfer Trajectory

Figure 12

Variation in the steering angle profiles according to the initial periapsis altitude. (a) Option 1: zero order (inertial frame), (b) option 2: 1st order (inertial frame), (c) option 3: 1st order (rotating frame), (d) option 4: antivelocity direction, and (e) the indirect method.

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