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Minimal Thrusters Configuration for Simultaneous Orbit Correction and Reaction Wheels Desaturation for GEO Satellite

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The paper considers the problem of the optimal thrusters arrangement aboard a geostationary spacecraft. It is necessary to simultaneously ensure orbit correction and reaction wheels desaturation. A formalization for thrusters optimal arrangement problem is proposed. Examples of the minimal thrusters arrangement are given, taking into account the given limitations and requirements both in the case of regular operation and in the case of a possible failure of one of the thrusters. The influence of possible installation errors and the center of mass displacement is taken into account.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors are grateful to A.V. Ovchinnikov for useful discussions of the problem statement and the obtained results, as well as D.S. Roldugin for comments and suggestions.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no 17-71-20117.

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  1. Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 125047, Moscow, Russia

    A. S. Okhitina, Ya. V. Mashtakov, S. S. Tkachev, S. A. Shestakov & M. Yu. Ovchinnikov

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Okhitina, A.S., Mashtakov, Y.V., Tkachev, S.S. et al. Minimal Thrusters Configuration for Simultaneous Orbit Correction and Reaction Wheels Desaturation for GEO Satellite. Cosmic Res 58, 379–392 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952520050081

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