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This paper analyzes the problem of finding the optimal steering law for a flat solar sail whose propulsive acceleration is described by an optical force model. In particular, the problem amounts to looking for the optimal direction of the unit vector normal to the sail plane that maximizes the projection of the propulsive acceleration along a given direction. Starting from the known results from the...
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