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Abstract

Astrodynamics is defined by Kaplan (Modern spacecraft dynamics and control. Wiley, New York [1]) as “the study of controlled flight paths of man-made spacecraft”. This discipline is also defined in a more detailed manner by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [2] as “the determination, prediction, physical adjustment, and optimisation of trajectories in space; space navigation and mission analysis; perturbation theories and expansions; spacecraft attitude dynamics and estimation”.

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