The problem of minimization of fuel consumption during the atmospheric portion of an aeroassisted, orbital transfer with plane change is addressed. The complete

Minimum-fuel orbital transfer between elliptical orbits is studied by first analyzing separately the three phases of aeroassisted orbital transfer (deorbit, atm

The optimization and guidance of trajectories for coplaner, aeroassisted orbital transfer (AOT) from high Earth orbit (HEO) to low Earth orbit (LEO) are examine