Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Papers
(The TQCC of Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Long-Term Orbital Lifetime Prediction of Highly Eccentric Orbits: A Statistical Approach45
Developing the OSPREE Payload for Spectroscopic Measurements of a Mach 25+ Plasma Sheath37
CubeSat Flight Software: Insights and a Case Study30
Enabling Space-Based Computed Cloud Tomography with a Mixed Integer Linear Programming Scheduler29
Introduction to the Mars 2020 and the Mars Entry Descent and Landing Instrumentation 2 Flight Reconstruction Virtual Collection23
Assessment of Electric-Pump-Fed Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for Near-Term Missions21
Analyzing Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Shield Performance for Sample Return Spacecraft20
Hypersonic Stability and Breakdown Measurements on the AFRL/AFOSR BOLT II Flight Geometry20
Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures19
Optimal Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers Made Easy: A Direct Approach19
Nonlinear Prediction in Marker-Based Spacecraft Pose Estimation with Polynomial Transition Maps18
Research on Design Method of Combined Lunar Landing Airbag Without Rebound18
Space Exploration Architecture and Design Framework for Commercialization18
Space Launch System Unsteady Forces Developed from Unsteady-Pressure-Sensitive-Paint–Based Corcos Model Parameters17
Validation of Ablation and Thermal Response Model for Three-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablator16
Comparative Study of Pseudospectral Methods for Spacecraft Optimal Attitude Maneuvers15
Fusion of In-Flight Aerothermodynamic Heating Sensor Measurements Using Kalman Filtering15
Trigger Mechanism for Obtaining Dynamic Derivatives in Wind Tunnels Using Free-Oscillation Technique15
Operational Procedure for Handling of Spacecraft Materials Sensitive to Atmospheric Exposure15
Ephemeris-Based Satellite Collision Rates and Probabilities15
Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Random Vibration Control for Simulating a Horizontal Direction Launch Environment14
Passively Safe Spacecraft Motion Using Reachable Sets and Orbital Element Differences14
InSight Aerothermal Environment Assessment14
Eddy-Current Actuator for Attraction and Repulsion of Non-Ferromagnetic, Conductive Spacecraft14
Pulsed Laser Links Simulation for Small Satellite Clock Model Estimation14
Eclipse-Conscious Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Using Pseudospectral Methods and Control Smoothing Techniques14
Rigid-Foldable Parabolic Deployable Reflector Concept Based on the Origami Flasher Pattern14
Planet–Sun Sensor Revisited14
Captive-Fired Experiment of a Solid Rocket Motor13
Robust Launch Vehicle Trajectory Optimization with Stage Impact and Heat Flux Constraints13
A Maximum Independent Set Method for Scheduling Earth-Observing Satellite Constellations13
Six-Degree-of-Freedom Analysis of CubeSat Flight Performance in Very Low Earth Orbits13
Machine-Learning and Physics-Based Tool for Anomaly Identification in Propulsion Systems12
Semianalytical Model for Dynamic Analysis of Missile Vertical Cold Launch12
Computational Techniques to Generate Space Launch System Aerodynamic Databases12
Numerical Analysis of the Free-Fall Behavior of a Space Launcher Fragment12
Development of the BOLT-2 Roughness Experiment for Flight12
Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket–Scramjet–Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back11
Exhaust Gas and Plume Modeling Effects for Space Launch System Abort Scenarios11
Computational Parametric Study and Live Firing Validation of Base-Bleed Exit Configuration11
Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction11
Extraction of Pendulum Model Parameters from Steady-State Slosh Data in Diaphragm Tanks11
Reliability Optimization of a Mars Oxygen Production Plant11
Orbit Transfer Design and Analysis for the SMILE Satellite11
Conjunction Time and Collision Probability Calculation Based on Bayesian Optimization11
Leveraging Large Language Models for Tradespace Exploration11
New Sizing Methodology and Efficiency Analysis of Satellite’s Electrical Power Subsystem10
Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Guidance and Control in Cislunar Space10
Design, Analysis, Test, and Model Correlation of a Flight-Like Additively Manufactured ESPA-Class Satellite10
Introduction to Applied Space Environments Conference 2023 Virtual Collection10
Above-the-Horizon Coverage for Satellite Constellations with Dual-Altitude Band Constraints Using Ring-Based Discretization10
Identification of Acoustic Sources on Antares Launch Pad Using Microphone Phased Array10
Shape Keepers of Hollow Cylindrical Electrodynamic Tethers for Space Debris Removal9
Distributed Sand-Grain Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Hypersonic Transition and Heating9
Analysis of Performance of Additively Manufactured Reinforced Ablatives9
Base Flow Measurements of a Slender Cone at Mach 69
Optimal Launch Manifesting for Space Freight Forwarders9
Discovery III: Missions to the Outer Planets Using Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion9
Mars 2020 Trajectory Correction Maneuver Design8
Deep Learning Techniques for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance During Proximity Operations8
Designing Low-Thrust Transfers to High-Inclination Science Orbits via Hybrid Optimization8
New Parameter to Characterize Rankine Vortex Formation in Liquid Draining Tanks8
Mission Architecture to Reach and Operate at the Focal Region of the Solar Gravitational Lens8
Accuracy of Relative Navigation Using Time-of-Flight Cameras8
Thermal Performance Evaluation of Space Radiator for Single-Phase Mechanically Pumped Fluid Loop8
Correction: Bluntness Parameter for Hypersonic Vehicle Design8
Modeling of Pogo Vibration in Rockets with Staged Combustion Cycle Engine8
Synergistic Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Dynamic Stability of a Lifting Capsule8
Integrated Aerodynamic and Trajectory Studies of a Long-Range Morphing Missile8
Landing Site Selection Using a Geometrically Conforming Footprint on Hazardous Small Bodies8
Deployment Dynamics Analysis of an Origami-Folded Spacecraft Structure with Elastic Hinges8
CFD Modeling of Bidirectional PMDs Inside Cryogenic Propellant Tanks Onboard Parabolic Flights8
Inverse Design of Nozzle Using Convolutional Neural Network8
Editorial: Sixty Years of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets8
Integrated Optimization of First-Stage SRM and Ascent Trajectory of Multistage Launch Vehicles8
Cislunar Orbit Collision Probability Analysis8
Postflight Assessment of Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing Simulation8
Supporting Uranus Exploration with Deployable Small Spacecraft Probes7
Frequency-Domain Response Prediction of a Launch Vehicle Coupled with New Payloads7
Family of Relative Drifts: A Practical Alternative to Design Relative Orbits7
End-to-End Performance Optimization for High-Speed Ascent–Entry Missions7
Opening Characteristics of Two-Stage Opening Oxidizer Shut-Off Valve7
Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification of Electron Beams in Active Spacecraft Charging Scenarios7
Dual-Altitude Band Coverage for Spaceborne Optical Sensor with Field-of-View Constraint7
Initial Orbit Determination from Only Heading Measurements7
Reachable Set of Low-Delta-v Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assist Flyby7
Effects of Nose Bluntness on Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Receptivity and Stability7
Synthetic-Aperture-Radar–Based Spacecraft Terrain Relative Navigation7
Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling in a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer7
Analytical Optimal Solution for the Reachable Domain of Low-Thrust Spacecraft7
Aerocapture Trajectory Planning Using Hierarchical Differential Dynamic Programming7
Concept for 2033 Crewed Mars Orbital Mission with Venus Flyby6
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Hayabusa Reentry Peak Heating6
Impact Stabilization of Spinning Tether Systems After Nonideal Rendezvous6
Addressing the Orbital Debris Threat Directionality for Enhanced Protection of Low-Earth-Orbit Robotic Spacecraft6
On Constrained Lyapunov Stabilization of Spacecraft Orbits Using Gauss Variational Equations6
Prescribed-Time Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Time-Varying State Feedback6
Noise Generated in a Scramjet Combustor6
Onboard Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Subcooler Based on Thermodynamic Vent for Upper-Stage Propulsion System6
Co-Delivery of a Martian Probe Network6
Launch Vehicle Ascent Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Space Launch System6
Comparison of Deterministic Methods to Estimate Sidereal Rotation Period from Light Curves6
Control Co-Design Optimization of Spacecraft Trajectory and System for Interplanetary Missions6
Use of Forecast Atmospheric Data for Earth Entry, Descent, and Landing Missions6
Simulations of Dusty Flows over Full-Scale Capsule During Martian Entry6
Durability of Passive Thermal Control Materials Exposed to Low-Earth-Orbital Environment6
Adaptive Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization6
Flight Mechanics Feasibility Assessment for Co-Delivery of Direct-Entry Probe and Aerocapture Orbiter6
Measurements of Natural Turbulence During the BOLT II Flight Experiment6
Gas Permeation of Composites Subjected to Impact for Cryogenic Applications6
Scheduling an Agile Multipayload Earth-Observing Satellite6
Thermal Control Investigations on Separation Zone of Ceramic Thermal Protection System6
Examining Distributed Fueling Schemes Using Tandem Cavities in a Mach 8 Scramjet6
Deriving Transmissibility Functions from Finite Elements for Specifications6
Patch Antenna Dielectrics Reduction by Topology Optimization and Radio Wave Characteristics6
Flexible Bridge-Conic Strategies for Moon-to-Moon Analytical Transfer Design5
Cycler Orbits and Solar System Pony Express5
Electro-Optical Relative Navigation for Inspection and Rendezvous in the SpEye Mission5
Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars5
Hot Isostatic Pressing of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing Liquid Cold Plate Heat Exchangers5
Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Magnetohydrodynamic Effects on Radiative Heating During Superorbital Earth Reentry5
Measurements of Natural Transition During the BOLT II Flight Experiment5
Orbital Dynamic Effects on Fuel Use in Sampling-Based Plans for Proximity Operations5
Surface Potential Measurement with Pockels Effect Under Electron Beam and Vacuum Ultraviolet5
Free-Space Dynamics and Control of the Rotary-Motion Extended Array Synthesis Spacecraft Concept5
Elastic Mass Model Approach for Fuel Dynamics in Microgravity Environments5
Multiobjective Design of Gravity-Assist Trajectories via Graph Transcription and Dynamic Programming5
Coupled Spacecraft Charging Due to Continuous Electron Beam Emission and Impact5
Thermal Model Correlation of SNIPE Satellite Using Genetic-Algorithm-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Method5
Utilization and Loss of Available Energy for Chemical Rockets in Atmospheric Flight5
Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Aerospace Equipment Attached Using Reclosable Fasteners5
Dimensionality Reduction for Onboard Modeling of Uncertain Atmospheres5
Severe Electron Environment for Surface Charging at Geostationary and Medium Earth Orbits5
Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Dual-Axis Parallel Manipulator Eye Mechanism for Space5
Comparison of Learning Spacecraft Path-Planning Solutions from Imitation in Three-Body Dynamics5
Alternative Propellant Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine Architectures5
Development, Verification, and Analysis of a Small Satellite Thrust Determination Filter5
Hypergolic Continuous Detonation with Space-Storable Propellants and Additively Manufactured Injector Design5
Federated Space Systems’ Trade-Space Exploration for Strategic Robustness5
Low-Earth-Orbit Packing: Implications for Orbit Design and Policy5
Trajectory Analysis of the Hayabusa2 Capsule from a Single Airborne Observation5
Shadow-Based Trajectory Estimation of a Deployable Payload5
Orbital Tolerance and Intrinsic Orbital Capacity for Electric Propulsion Constellations5
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits5
On Ion-Acoustic Precursor Soliton Signatures of Orbital Debris in Low Earth Orbit5
Oxidation Response of Transpiration-Cooled ZrB2 on a Hypersonic Stagnation Point5
Multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems Doppler Positioning for Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites5
Base Drag Model Derived from Mars 2020 Backshell Pressure Measurements5
Lyapunov Optimal Touchless Electrostatic Detumbling of Space Debris in GEO Using a Surface Multisphere Model4
Multi-Objective Robust Trajectory Design for Powered Descent and Landing4
Cislunar Periodic Orbit Analysis for Persistent Space Object Detection Capability4
Aerodynamics of a Concept Space Plane in High-Altitude Earth Reentry4
Design, Requirements, and Performance of Space Vehicles with Simple Solar Photon Thrusters4
Design and Evaluation of Aerospike Nozzles for an Upper-Stage Application4
Evaluation of Event-Based Sensors for Satellite Material Characterization4
Reverse Engineering of Perturbations in the Orbital Decay Environment from Nanosatellite Two-Line Elements4
Experimental Investigation of Flow Interaction Dynamics in Supersonic Retropropulsion4
Characterizing Minimum-Time Solar Sail Geostationary Orbit Transfers Using Pseudospectral Optimal Control4
Hybrid Continuum/Rarefied Flow Simulations of Plume Interaction with Full-Sized Spacecraft4
Probabilistic Launch Delay Models for Human Spaceflight Missions4
Astronautics in 2024: Continuing to Break Records and Adoption of Artificial Intelligence4
Editorial 20244
Simultaneous Sizing of a Rocket Family with Embedded Trajectory Optimization4
Rankine Vortex Formation in Cylindrical Tanks with Curved Base: An Experimental Investigation4
Editorial: Toward a New Normal4
High-Precision Pointing Control Using Stewart Platform with Adaptive Model Predictive Control4
Orb2: Spherical Space Station Designed for Single Launch and On-Orbit Assembly4
Sliding-Mode-Control–Based Instantaneously Optimal Guidance for Precision Soft Landing on Asteroid4
Semi-Analytical Midcourse Guidance for Coordinated Interception of Multiple Exo-Atmospheric Targets4
Conceptual Study on Low-Melting-Point Thermoplastic Fuel/Nitrous Oxide Hybrid Rockoon4
General Dynamics for Single- and Dual-Axis Rotating Rigid Spacecraft Components4
Effect of Reynolds Number and Aeroelastic Scaling Upon Launch-Vehicle Ground-Wind Loads4
Observed High-Altitude Surface Erosion During the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 Landings4
Effects of Propellant Slosh on Touchdown Stability for Landing Vehicles4
Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Thrust Drop of Launch Vehicles Against Disturbances4
Laser-Induced Diaphragm Rupture for Improved Sequencing and Repeatability in a Hypersonic Facility4
Dynamics Simulation of a Small Satellite with a Robotic Manipulator for Additive Manufacturing4
Study on Matching Between Environmental Warning Information and Spacecraft Anomalies4
Vacuum Arcs on Solar Array Surfaces4
Influence of Nose Cone Fairing and Spike on Supersonic Blunt Body Flows4
Orbital Facility Location Problem for Satellite Constellation Servicing Depots4
Hierarchical Framework for Space Exploration Campaign Schedule Optimization4
Low-Thrust Resonance Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design for Lunar Missions4
Energy Deposition on Analogous Vehicle Panel: Thermal–Structural Response4
End-to-End Differentiable Model for Optimization of Rocket-Powered Vehicles Including Plume Radiant Emission3
Bayesian Reliability Analysis of the Enhanced Multimission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator3
Clarification: Seeded Hydrogen in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines3
Benchmarking Agility and Reconfigurability in Satellite Systems for Tropical Cyclone Monitoring3
Generation of Spacecraft Operations Procedures Using Deep Reinforcement Learning3
Thermal Investigation of a Purged Insulation System for a Reusable Cryogenic Tank3
Conceptual Development of CubeSat Missions with GREATCUBE+: Methodology and Possible Applications3
Synodic-Resonant Earth/Mars Waypoints3
Uncertainty Propagation and Filtering via the Koopman Operator in Astrodynamics3
Asteroid Deflection by Leveraging Rotational Self-Energy3
Artificial Neural Networks for Multiple NEA Rendezvous Missions with Continuous Thrust3
Aerodisk Effect on Drag and Heat Reduction of Hypersonic Spiked Blunt Body3
Development and Evaluation of Control Architectures for a Mechanically Deployed Entry Vehicle3
Correction: High Mach Number Operation of Accelerator Scramjet Engine3
Gas Permeability and Flexural Strength of Impacted Composites for Cryogenic Propellant Tanks3
Orbit Plane Rotation Using Aerocapture3
Reconstructed Performance of the Supersonic Parachute of the Mars InSight Lander3
BOLT-2 Roughness Side Flight Results3
Correction: Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating3
Dynamic Response of a Hypersonic Rocket Sled Considering Friction and Wear3
Reconstruction of Entry, Descent, and Landing Communications for the InSight Mars Lander3
Measuring the Concentration of Freestream Species on a Hypersonic Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point3
Assessment of Multifidelity Surrogate Approaches for Expedient Loads Prediction in High-Speed Flows3
Aerodynamic Characterization of a Generic High-Speed Projectile Configuration3
Optimal Control Comparison of Bank-Angle and Alpha-Beta Steering for Mars Entry Systems3
Nonintrusive Instrument for Thermal Protection System to Measure Recession and Swelling3
Attenuated Chamber-Pressure Signal Reconstruction Using Maximum-Likelihood Estimation and Optimal Deconvolution3
Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance by Using Modified Chebyshev–Picard Iteration3
Ground Vacuum Facility to Simulate Low Earth Orbit Plasma Environment3
Side Force Characteristics of Slender-Bodied Supersonic Vehicle with Two Protuberances3
Transient Plasma Wind Tunnel Testing Under Thermomechanical Loads for Reentry Break-Up Analysis3
Multiple-Target Low-Thrust Interplanetary Trajectory of DESTINY+3
Resuspension Experiments of Cleanroom Particles3
Validation of Models for Net Deployment and Capture Simulation with Experimental Data3
Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating3
Strategic Forecasting Toward Achieving Defensible Space Architecture by Year 20303
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Disturbances on a Cooled, Slender Cone at Mach 63
CubeSat Autonomous Navigation and Guidance for Low-Cost Asteroid Flyby Missions3
Improved Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance for Launch Vehicles Under Thrust Drop Fault3
Preliminary Design of Expendable and Reusable Mixed-Staged Launch Vehicles3
Aftbody Heat Flux Measurements During Mars 2020 Entry3
Single- and Multinozzle Plume Impingement to Detumble Space Debris3
Nonlinear Deployment Dynamics and Wrinkling of a Membrane Attached to Two Axially Moving Beams3
Matrix Microcracking Effect on the Structural Response of a Thermal Protection System3
Simulations of Heat and Drag Reduction of Opposing Jet in Hypersonic Flow3
Experimental Study of Low-Thrust, End-Burning Solid Rocket Motors Including Plume Radiant Emission3
Design and Development of DALBIT-1: Earth-Based Lander Test Bed3
Propulsion Properties of Electric Sails3
Optimal Guidance and Control of a Low-Altitude Skid-to-Turn Vehicle3
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