Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsThe Gravity Field of a CubeJames Michael Chappell, Mark John Chappell, Azhar Iqbal, Derek AbbottWe calculate the Newtonian gravitational potential and field of a cubic, homogeneous asteroid and we apply it to the orbit of possible satellites. Large astronomical objects such as stars or planets, naturally tend to form spherical shapes due to the dominance of the gravitational forces, but as a thought experiment, we consider the properties of a planet in the form … …Physics International, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 27 Mar 2013 · 15,337 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMulti-Satellite Custody of Moving Ground TargetsDavid SchusterMaintaining persistent custody of ground targets from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is a key challenge in space-based surveillance and reconnaissance. Traditional rule-based tasking strategies struggle with scalability as the number of assets and targets grows. In this paper, we present a centralized Reinforcement Learning (RL) approach using Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) to coordinate four LEO satellites tasked with tracking two … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 22, Issue 3 · 25 Mar 2026 · 1,583 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe TESS Satellite will Search for Planets in the Vicinity of our Solar SystemRelly Victoria Virgil PetrescuThe US Space Agency has launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, the TESS satellite, which will search for planets near our solar system and study them in detail. "TESS will significantly increase the number of planets studied," said George Ricker of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, before launching. "It will double the number of planets we've seen and detected with … …Journal of Aircraft and Spacecraft Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 23 May 2019 · 6,641 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVery High Resolution Optical Satellites: An Overview of the Most Commonly usedPasquale MaglioneVery High Resolution (VHR) satellite systems are platforms whose sensors acquire high geometric resolution images. Since 1972, when the first satellite was launched (Land sat ERTS), the spatial resolution of the satellite image has increased, making Ground Sample Distance (GSD) reaching 0.30 m at Nadir in panchromatic images. In this paper, after a brief introduction, concepts relative to orbits, types … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 1 · 25 Jan 2016 · 9,070 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractOOST: An Object Oriented Tool for Satellite Orbit DesignA. A. Salem, M. Zaki, A. A. WahdanIn this study the problems of satellite orbit design and simulation are tackled and an object oriented satellite tool OOST is developed. The tool with its three main modules enables the user to plan and design different satellite missions. It performs all orbital calculations needed, simulates the target orbit and performs analysis on the current active satellite(s). The simulation module … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 4 · 30 Apr 2005 · 7,213 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordChaotic Attitude Tumbling of Satellite in Magnetic FieldRashmi Bhardwaj, Parsan KaurIn this study, the half width of the chaotic separatrix has been estimated by chrikov's criterion. Through surface of section method, it has been observed that the magnetic torque parameter, the eccentricity of the orbit and the mass distribution parameter play an important in changing the regular motion into chaotic one. …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 10 · 31 Oct 2006 · 6,611 accessesView PDFCite