Research Article

Influence of Steering Angle Profiles on the Orbit Transfer Trajectory

Table 3

Orbit parameters for the initial and final orbits (Example 1).

Initial orbitTarget orbit

Semimajor axis−7341.7191 km3869.5815 km
Eccentricity1.26390.4993
Argument of the periapsis0 degreeFree
Periapsis altitude200 km200 km
Orbital period6.0 hours