Space, Planetary & Astronomical Sciences & Engineering (SPASE)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Lecture Series on "Relative motion between satellites", by Prof. Arun Misra

Venue: SPASE seminar Room, 28th Jan - 13th Feb (seven lectures)

The topics covered will be as follows

  1. Relative motion between two satellites: Clohessy-Wiltshire (CW) equations and Tschauner-Hempel (TH) equations
  2. Analytical solution of CW equations
  3. Application to the satellite rendezvous problem
  4. Application to spacecraft formation flying
  5. Relative Attitude Dynamics
  6. Application to on-orbit satellite servicing and proximity operations