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SHARAF, M. A.  y  SAAD, A. S.. Analysis of transfer maneuvers from initial circular orbit to a final circular or elliptic orbit. Rev. mex. astron. astrofis [online]. 2016, vol.52, n.2, pp.283-295. ISSN 0185-1101.

In the present paper an analysis of the transfer maneuvers from initial circular orbit to a final circular or elliptic orbit was developed to study the problem of impulsive transfers for space missions. It considers planar maneuvers using newly derived equations. With these equations, comparisons of circular and elliptic maneuvers are made. This comparison is important for the mission designers to obtain useful mappings showing where one maneuver is better than the other. In this aspect, we developed this comparison throughout ten results, together with some graphs to show their meaning.

Palabras llave : celestial mechanics; methods: analytical; space vehicles.

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