Ploen, Scott R.; Hadaegh, Fred.Y.; Acikmese, A. Behcet; Scharf, Daniel P.
(Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004., 2004-11-08)
In this paper the translational equations of motion of a formation of n spacecraft in Earth orbit, nf of which are drag-free spacecraft, are derived in a coordinate-free manner using the balance of linear momentum and ...