Low Earth orbit satellite constellations for continuous coverage of the mid-latitudes

Rosette Constellations of Earth Satellites

A.H. Ballard · IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems · 1980 · 230 citations

Natural Sciences, Geophysics, Geodesy +13

Circular Orbit Patterns Providing Continuous Whole Earth Coverage

J. G. Walker · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1970 · 203 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geodesy +14

Circular polar constellations providing continuous single or multiple coverage above a specified latitude

W. S. Adams, L. Rider · The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences · 1987 · 127 citations

Natural Sciences, Geoinformatics, Antennas +13

Continuous Whole-Earth Coverage by Circular-Orbit Satellite Patterns

J. G. Walker · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1977 · 109 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geodesy +9

Optimized polar orbit constellations for redundant earth coverage

L. Rider · The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences · 1985 · 76 citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Earth Sciences +14