Orbits: Select, Achieve, Determine, Change
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Orbits: Select, Achieve, Determine,
Change• Physical
Background– Newton, Kepler et
al.– Coordinate systems– Orbit Transfers– Orbit Elements
• Orbit survey– LEO / MEO / GTO /
GEO– Sun Synch– Interplanetary,
escapes– Capture, flyby &
assist
• Ask an Orbitalogist if you need to:– Stay solar illuminated– Overfly @ constant time of
day– Maintain constant position
• (over equator, pole, sun/earth)• With another satellite• Constellation configuration
– Rendezvous– Escape / assist / capture– Determine orbit from
observation– Determine location from orbit– Optimize Ground Station
location– Estimate orbit lifetime
+ tell you nav strategy & ∆V
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• 1 - Introduction• 2 - Propulsion & ∆V• 3 - Attitude Control &
instruments• 4 - Orbits & Orbit
Determination– LEO, MEO, GTO, GEO– Special LEO orbits– Orbit Transfer– Getting to Orbit– GPS
• 5 - Launch Vehicles• 6 - Power &
Mechanisms
(Re) Orientation• 7 - Radio & Comms• 8 - Thermal /
Mechanical Design. FEA
• 9 - Reliability• 10 - Digital &
Software• 11 - Project
Management Cost / Schedule
• 12 - Getting Designs Done
• 13 - Design Presentations
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Actual
• Attitude Determination & Control– Feedback Control
• Systems description• Simple simulation• Attitude Strategies
– The simple life– Eight other approaches and variations
• Disturbance and Control forces (note re CD>1)• Design build & test an Attitude Control System
Plant(satellite)
Setpoint Error
ControlAlgorithm
Sensor
Disturbances
Actuator
• Design Activity– Team designations
– Mission selections
– Homework - ACS for mission
Review of Last time
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• Orbits– Select minimum 2, preferable 3
orbits your mission could use– Create a trade table comparing
them• Criteria could include:
– Mission suitability (e.g. close or far enough)
– Revisit or other attributes– Cost to get there - and stay there– Environment for spacecraft
– For the selected orbit• Describe it
(some set of orbit elements)• How will you get there?• How will you stay there?• Estimate radiation & drag
Assignments for February 21
• Reading– SMAD 18– SMAD 17
(if you haven’t already)
– TLOM: Launch sites
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16x magnificationGEO:
36,100 km(22,400 mi)
LEO vs. GEO Orbit•LEO: 1000 km
– Low launch cost/risk
– Short range– Global coverage
(not real time)– Easy thermal
environment– Magnetic ACS– Multiple small
satellites / financial “chunks”
– Minimal propulsion
• GEO: 36,000 km– Fixed GS Antenna– Constant visibility
from 1 satellite– Nearly constant
sunlight– Zero doppler
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Describing Orbits
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rF’ rF
Kepler’s first law: All orbits are described by a Conic Section. rF + rF’ = constant
Defines ellipse, circle, parabola, hyperbola
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Elliptical Orbit Parameters
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r’’ = G(M +m)/r2 (r/r)
= -µ/ r2 (r/r)
Two-Body equation V (true anomaly)
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Circles, Ellipses and Beyond
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Circle:
Planets, Moons, LEOs, GEOs,
Vcirc = [µ/r]1/2
Vesc =[2]1/2 Vcirc
T = 2π (a3/µ)1/2 (kepler’s 3rd Law)
Orbit elements: r, i (T, i)
plus tp, 0… (epoch)
Note to Orbital Racers:
Lower means: - Higher velocity and - Shorter Orbit Period
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Circles, Ellipses and Beyond
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Ellipse:
Transfer, Molniya, Reconnaissance orbits
Comets, Asteroids
Real Planets, Moons, LEOs, GEOs
Kepler’s 2nd law
e = c / a
r = p / [1+ e cos(v)]
cOrbit Elements:
a (or p), e (geometry) plus ip= a(1-e2)
Ω (longitude of ascending node)
(argument of periapsis, ccw from Ω)
tp, 0… (epoch)
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Circles, Ellipses and Beyond
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eParabola: (mostly synthetic objects)
Escape (to V∞= 0)
V(parabola) = Vesc = [2p/r]1/2
cHyperbola: (mostly synthetic objects
Interplanetary & beyond
Escape with V∞> 0
Planetary Assist (accelerate & turn)
-> motion of M matters <-
e = 1 + V2∞ rp/µ
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r = a (1-e2) / (1 + e cos )
Position, r, depends on: a (semi-major axis)e(eccentricity = c/a (= distance between foci /major axis) (polar angle or true anomaly)
4 major type of orbits:circle e = 0 a = radiusellipse 0< e < 1 a > 0parabola e = 1 a = ∞ (eq. above is
useless)hyperbola e > 1 a < 0
2-Body 2-D SolutionNB: 3 terms, a, e, v, completely define position in planar orbit - all that’s left is to define the orientation of that plane
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The 6 Classical Orbit Elements*• 3 elements (previous page) describe the conic section &
position. – a - semi-major axis - scale ( in kilometers) of the orbit.
– e - eccentricity - (elliptical, circular, parabolic, hyperbolic)
– v true anomaly - the angle between the perigee & the position vector to the spacecraft - determines where in the orbit the S/C is at a specific time.
• 3 additional elements describe the orbit plane itself– i - inclination - the angle between the orbit normal and the (earth polar)
Z-direction. How the orbit plane is ‘tilted’ with respect to the Equator.– Ω - longitude or right ascension of the ascending node - the angle in
degrees from the Vernal Equinox (line from the center of the Earth to the Sun on the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere) to the ascending node along the Equator. This determines where the orbital plane intersects the Equator (depends on the time of year and day when launched).
– w, argument of perigee - the angle in degrees, measured in the direction and plane of the spacecraft’s motion, between the ascending node and the perigee point. This determines where the perigee point is located and therefore how the orbit is rotated in the orbital plane.*NB: Earth axis rotation is not
considered
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Why 6 Orbit Elements?• 1-D: Example: mass + spring like the dynamic model of last
week position (1 number) plus velocity (1 number) necessary
• 2-D: Example: air hockey puck or single ball on pool tableX & Y position, plus Velocity components along X & Y
axes• 3-D: Example: baseball in flight
Altitude and position over field + 3-D velocity vector
• Alternative Orbit determination systems– GPS: Latitude, Longitude, Altitude and 3-D velocity vector– Radar: Distance, distance rate, azimuth, elevation, Az rate, El rate– Ground sitings: Az El only (but done at many times / locations)
• Breaking it down: Range R and Velocity V– R X V = h angular momentum vector = constant dot prod. with pole to get i– e2 = 1 + 2E(h/µ)2 where E = V 2 /2 - µ/r
– For sin = R . V/RV ( is flight path angle to local horizon):
tan = (RV 2/µ)sincos / [ (RV 2 /µ)cos 2 - 1 ]
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Orbit facts You Already Know• Must be geosynch at the equator (=0)• Orbit planes & inclination are fixed• Knowing instantaneous position +
velocity fully determines the orbit
• Orbit plane must include injection point and earth’s CG (hence the concept of a launch window)
• Dawn / Dusk orbit in June is Noon / Midnight in September
¿So how do they do this?
Escaping the solar system
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Orbital Trick #1: Orbit Transfer
• Where new & old orbit intersect, change V to vector appropriate to new orbit
• If present and desired orbit don’t intersect: Join them via an intermediate that does
• Do V & i changes where V is minimum (at apogee)
• Orbit determination: requires a single simultaneous measurement of position + velocity. GPS and / or ground radar can do this.
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Orbital Trick #2: Getting There• #1: Raise altitude from 0 to 300 km (this is the easy part)
– Energy = mgh = 100 kg x 9.8 m/s2 x 300,000 m= 2.94 x 108 kg m2/ s2 [=W-s = J]
= 82 kw-hr = 2.94 x 106 m2/ s2 per kg ∆V = (E)1/2 = 1715 m/s
• #2: Accelerate to orbital velocity, 7 km/s (the harder part)
– ∆V (velocity) = 7000 m/s (80% of V, 94% of energy) – ∆V (altitude) = 1715 m/s– ∆V (total) = 8715 m/s
(+ about 1.5 km/s drag + g loss) Note to Space Tourists:
∆V = gIsp ln(Mo/Mbo)
=> Mbo / Mo = 1/
exp[∆V/gIsp])
For Isp 420, Mbo = 10% Mo
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Orbital Trick #2’: Getting help?• Launch From Airplane at 10 km altitude and 200 m/s
• #1: Raise altitude from 10 to 300 km– Energy = mgh = 100kg x 9.8 m/s2 x (300,000 m - 10,000 m)
∆V = (E)1/2 = 1686 m/s (98% of ground based launch ∆V) (or 99% of ground based launch energy)
• #2: Accelerate to 7 km/s, from 0.2 km/s ∆V (velocity) = 6800 m/s (97% of ground ∆V, 94% of energy)
– ∆V (∆H) = 1686 m/s (98% of ground ∆V, 96% of energy)
– ∆V (total, with airplane) = 8486 m/s + 1.3 km/s loss = 8800 m/s– ∆V (total, from ground) = 8715 m/s + 1.5 km/s loss = 9200 m/s
Velocity saving: 4%Energy saving: 8%
Downsides: Human rating, limited dimension & mass, limited propellant choices, cost of airplane (aircraft doesn’t fully replace a stage)
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Orbital Trick #3: Sun Synch• Earth needs a belt:
it is 0.33% bigger (12756 v. 12714 km diameter) in equatorial circumference than polar circumference
• Earth’s shape as sphere + variations. Potential, U is: U(R, ) = -µ/r + B(r, ) => U = -(µ/r)[1 - ∑2
∞(Re/r)nJnPn (cos)]Re = earth radius; r = radius vector to spacecraftJn is “nth zonal harmonic coefficient”Pn is the “nth Legendre Polynomial”J1 = 1 (if there were a J1)J2 = 1.082 x10-3
J3 = -2.54 x10-6
J4 = -1.61 x10-6
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Earth Oblateness Perturbation
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0 50 100 150 200
Inclination (°)
100 x 100 km Orbit2000 x 2000 km Orbit
Orbital Trick #3: Sun Synch (continued)
Nodal Regression, how it works, and how well
Intuitive explanations:#1: Extra Pull causes earlier equator crossing
#2: Extra Pull is a torque applied to the H vector Equato
r
Extra Pull
Extra Pull
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Ordinary Orbits• Remote Sensing:
– Favors polar, LEO, 2x daily coverage (lower inclinations = more frequent coverage).
– Harmonic orbit: period x n = 24 (or 24m) hours (n & m integer)
• LEO Comms:– Same! - multiple satellites reduce contact latency. Best if not in same plane.
• Equatorial:– Single satellite provides latency < 100 minutes; minimum radiation
environment
• • Sun Synch:– Dawn/Dusk offers Constant thermal environment & constant illumination
(but may require ∆V to stay sun synch)
• Elliptical:– Long dwell at apogee, short pass through radiation belts and perigee... – Molniya. Low E way to achieve max distance from earth.
• MEO:– Typically 10,000 km. From equator to 45 or more degrees latitude
• GEO
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Lagrange Points
L1 (Unstable)
L2 (Unstable)
L3 (Unstable)
L4 (Stable)
L5 (Stable)
Polar Stationary
Polar Stationary
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GPS in 1 slide
4 position vectors => 4 pseudo path lengths
Solve for 4 unknowns:
- 3 position coordinates of user
- time correction of user’s clock
Freebies- Atomic clock accuracy to user
- Velocity via multiple fixes
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Non-Obvious Terms• Nodes: ascending, descending,
line of nodes• True Anomaly: angle from
perigee• Inclination (0, 180, 90, <90,
>90)• Ascension, Right Ascension
– Conjunction = same RA (see vernal eq)
• Argument of perigee (w from RA)
• Declination (~= elevation)• Geoid - geopotential surface• Julian Calendar: 365.25 days• Gregorian: Julian + skip leap day
in 1900, 2100…• Ephemerides• Frozen Orbits (sun synch,
Molniya)
• Periapsis, Apoapsis• Vernal Equinox (equal night) • Solstice• Ecliptic (and eclipses)• Siderial• Terminator• Azimuth, Elevation• Oblate / J2 Term
spinning about minor axis(earth)
• Prolate: spinning about major axis (as a football)
• Precession: steady variation in h caused by applied torque
• Nutation: time varying variation in h caused by applied torque