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Published 2001 | Accepted Version
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J_2 Dynamics and Formation Flight

Abstract

We study the dynamics of the relative motion of satellites in the gravitational field of the Earth, including the effects of the bulge of the Earth (the J_2 effect). Using Routh reduction and dynamical systems ideas, a method is found that locates orbits such that a cluster of satellites remains close with very little dispersing, even with no controls.

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© 2001 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. The work was supported by the AFOSR Microsatellite Grant F49620-99-1-0190.

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