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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Bernard M. Anzel, El Segundo, CA (US);
Yiu-hung M. Ho, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Inventors:
Bernard M. Anzel, El Segundo, CA (US);
Yiu-Hung M. Ho, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/24 (2006.01); B64G 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for performing east-west station keeping for a satellite in an inclined synchronous orbit is described. The method includes averaging a value of a right ascension of the ascending node for an inclination vector associated with the satellite over a period of the control cycle, and managing corrections for the satellite such that an eccentricity vector, directed at perigee, is substantially collinear with the inclination vector.