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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John M. (Michael) McVicker, Hawthorne, IL (US);
Peterson L. Browning, Playa Del Ray, CA (US);
Robert A. Hawkins, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Brendan C. Schmiedekamp, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Robert H. Van Nice, El Segundo, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for determining orbital parameters for spacecraft are provided. A computing device can receive a first plurality of orbital parameters defining a first orbit by a first spacecraft of a particular object. The first orbit can have a corresponding first ground track over the particular object. The computing device can receive a following time for a second spacecraft. The computing device can determine a second plurality of orbital parameters for a second orbit by the second spacecraft of the particular object based on the first plurality of orbital parameters and the following time. The second orbit can have a corresponding second ground track over the particular object that follows the first ground track. The computing device can generate an output that includes the second plurality of orbital parameters.