Analytical State Approximation of Electric Sail with Fixed Pitch Angle

No AccessEngineering NotesAnalytical State Approximation of Electric Sail with Fixed Pitch AngleRuhao Jin, Mingying Huo, Ye Xu, Lie Yang, Wenyu Feng, Tianchen Wang and Naiming QiRuhao JinHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China*Ph.D. Candidate, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author, Mingying HuoHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China†Professor, School of Astronautics; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Ye XuShanghai Academy of Space Technology, 201109 Shanghai, People’s Republic of China‡MBA, Shanghai Academy of Space Technology; .Search for more papers by this author, Lie YangHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China§Ph.D. Candidate, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author, Wenyu FengHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China¶Ph.D. Candidate, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author, Tianchen WangHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China**M.Sc. Candidate, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this author and Naiming QiHarbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, People’s Republic of China††Professor, School of Astronautics; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:13 Jul 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007487SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Janhunen P., “Electric Sail for Spacecraft Propulsion,” Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2004, pp. 763–764. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.8580 LinkGoogle Scholar[2] Kestilä A., Tikka T., Peitso P., Rantanen J., Näsilä A., Nordling K., Saari H., Vainio R., Janhunen P., Praks J. and Hallikainen M., “Aalto-1 Nanosatellite–Technical Description and Mission Objectives,” Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2013, pp. 121–130. https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-2-121-2013 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[3] Praks J., Mughal M. 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TopicsAerospace SciencesApplied MathematicsAstrodynamicsAstronauticsComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsGeneral PhysicsMathematical AnalysisNumerical AnalysisOrbital ManeuversPropulsion and PowerPseudospectral MethodsSpace OrbitSpacecraft PropulsionStructures, Design and Test KeywordsSpacecraft PropulsionOrbital ManeuversSecond Order Differential EquationsNumerical IntegrationSolar WindGauss Pseudospectral MethodCelestial MechanicsMultidisciplinary Design OptimizationTrajectory OptimizationInterplanetary MissionAcknowledgmentsThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation of China (grant number U22B2013) and in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 12272104).PDF Received16 January 2023Accepted31 May 2023Published online13 July 2023