About orbital stability of plane rotations for a plate satellite travelling in a circular orbit

Аuthors

Bardin B. S.^1*, Checkin A. M.²

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2. Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research University), 4, Volokolamskoe shosse, Moscow, А-80, GSP-3, 125993, Russia

*e-mail: bardin@yandex.ru

Abstract

An angular satellite motion is considered as applies to circular orbit within a central Newtonian field of gravitation. The satellite is regarded as a rigid body with a plate-like mass distribution geometry. A nonlinear analysis is performed for orbital stability of satellite plane rotations. The plane of the plate during these rotations