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Dynamic characterization and sail angle control of electric solar wind sail by high-fidelity tether dynamics

Chonggang Du, Zheng Zhu

2021Acta Astronautica14 citationsDOI

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Solar sailEclipticPhysicsAerospace engineeringInterplanetary spaceflightPitch angleSpin (aerodynamics)Solar windEngineeringSpacecraftAstronomyQuantum mechanicsMagnetic fieldFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsSpacecraft Dynamics and ControlAstro and Planetary Science
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