Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Papers
(The median citation count of Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets is 1. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Frequency-Domain Response Prediction of a Launch Vehicle Coupled with New Payloads50
Deriving Transmissibility Functions from Finite Elements for Specifications46
Long-Term Orbital Lifetime Prediction of Highly Eccentric Orbits: A Statistical Approach45
Synthetic-Aperture-Radar–Based Spacecraft Terrain Relative Navigation37
Mars 2020 Trajectory Correction Maneuver Design25
Assessment of Electric-Pump-Fed Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for Near-Term Missions22
Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket–Scramjet–Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back22
Optimal Low-Thrust Orbit Transfers Made Easy: A Direct Approach21
Comparison of Deterministic Methods to Estimate Sidereal Rotation Period from Light Curves19
Space Exploration Architecture and Design Framework for Commercialization19
Research on Design Method of Combined Lunar Landing Airbag Without Rebound19
Cycler Orbits and Solar System Pony Express19
Thermal Control Investigations on Separation Zone of Ceramic Thermal Protection System18
Family of Relative Drifts: A Practical Alternative to Design Relative Orbits18
Dual-Altitude Band Coverage for Spaceborne Optical Sensor with Field-of-View Constraint18
Nonlinear Prediction in Marker-Based Spacecraft Pose Estimation with Polynomial Transition Maps16
Launch Vehicle Ascent Computational Fluid Dynamics for the Space Launch System16
Space Launch System Unsteady Forces Developed from Unsteady-Pressure-Sensitive-Paint–Based Corcos Model Parameters16
End-to-End Performance Optimization for High-Speed Ascent–Entry Missions15
Examining Distributed Fueling Schemes Using Tandem Cavities in a Mach 8 Scramjet15
Trigger Mechanism for Obtaining Dynamic Derivatives in Wind Tunnels Using Free-Oscillation Technique15
Validation of Ablation and Thermal Response Model for Three-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablator15
Operational Procedure for Handling of Spacecraft Materials Sensitive to Atmospheric Exposure15
Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification of Electron Beams in Active Spacecraft Charging Scenarios14
Scheduling an Agile Multipayload Earth-Observing Satellite14
Supporting Uranus Exploration with Deployable Small Spacecraft Probes14
Eclipse-Conscious Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Using Pseudospectral Methods and Control Smoothing Techniques14
Deployment Dynamics of Thin-Shell Space Structures14
Comparative Study of Pseudospectral Methods for Spacecraft Optimal Attitude Maneuvers14
Eddy-Current Actuator for Attraction and Repulsion of Non-Ferromagnetic, Conductive Spacecraft14
Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output Random Vibration Control for Simulating a Horizontal Direction Launch Environment13
Flexible Assemblies of Electrocapacitive Volume Tomographic Sensors for Gauging Fuel of Spacecraft13
InSight Aerothermal Environment Assessment13
Analysis of Performance of Additively Manufactured Reinforced Ablatives12
Rigid-Foldable Parabolic Deployable Reflector Concept Based on the Origami Flasher Pattern12
Passively Safe Spacecraft Motion Using Reachable Sets and Orbital Element Differences12
Planet–Sun Sensor Revisited12
Robust Launch Vehicle Trajectory Optimization with Stage Impact and Heat Flux Constraints11
Pulsed Laser Links Simulation for Small Satellite Clock Model Estimation11
Trajectory Analysis of the Hayabusa2 Capsule from a Single Airborne Observation11
Adaptive Estimation of Distribution Algorithms for Low-Thrust Trajectory Optimization11
Co-Delivery of a Martian Probe Network11
Modeling of Pogo Vibration in Rockets with Staged Combustion Cycle Engine11
Analytical Optimal Solution for the Reachable Domain of Low-Thrust Spacecraft10
Accuracy of Relative Navigation Using Time-of-Flight Cameras10
Flexible Bridge-Conic Strategies for Moon-to-Moon Analytical Transfer Design10
Six-Degree-of-Freedom Analysis of CubeSat Flight Performance in Very Low Earth Orbits10
Captive-Fired Experiment of a Solid Rocket Motor10
Identification of Acoustic Sources on Antares Launch Pad Using Microphone Phased Array10
A Maximum Independent Set Method for Scheduling Earth-Observing Satellite Constellations10
Semianalytical Model for Dynamic Analysis of Missile Vertical Cold Launch10
Numerical Analysis of the Free-Fall Behavior of a Space Launcher Fragment10
Measurements of Natural Turbulence During the BOLT II Flight Experiment9
Meta-Reinforcement Learning for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Guidance and Control in Cislunar Space9
Opening Characteristics of Two-Stage Opening Oxidizer Shut-Off Valve9
Use of Forecast Atmospheric Data for Earth Entry, Descent, and Landing Missions9
Coupled Spacecraft Charging Due to Continuous Electron Beam Emission and Impact9
Hypersonic Stability and Breakdown Measurements on the AFRL/AFOSR BOLT II Flight Geometry9
Development of the BOLT-2 Roughness Experiment for Flight8
Leveraging Large Language Models for Tradespace Exploration8
Geometric Effects on Charring Ablator: Modeling the Full-Scale Stardust Heat Shield8
Machine-Learning and Physics-Based Tool for Anomaly Identification in Propulsion Systems8
Durability of Passive Thermal Control Materials Exposed to Low-Earth-Orbital Environment8
Conjunction Time and Collision Probability Calculation Based on Bayesian Optimization8
Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Study of Hayabusa Reentry Peak Heating8
Computational Techniques to Generate Space Launch System Aerodynamic Databases8
Reliability Optimization of a Mars Oxygen Production Plant8
Multiobjective Design of Gravity-Assist Trajectories via Graph Transcription and Dynamic Programming8
Computational Parametric Study and Live Firing Validation of Base-Bleed Exit Configuration8
New Sizing Methodology and Efficiency Analysis of Satellite’s Electrical Power Subsystem7
Onboard Cryogenic Liquid-Propellant Subcooler Based on Thermodynamic Vent for Upper-Stage Propulsion System7
Scale-Up Validation of Hydrogen Peroxide/High-Density Polyethylene Hybrid Rocket with Multiport Solid Fuel7
Exhaust Gas and Plume Modeling Effects for Space Launch System Abort Scenarios7
Federated Space Systems’ Trade-Space Exploration for Strategic Robustness7
Prescribed-Time Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Time-Varying State Feedback7
Above-the-Horizon Coverage for Satellite Constellations with Dual-Altitude Band Constraints Using Ring-Based Discretization7
Addressing the Orbital Debris Threat Directionality for Enhanced Protection of Low-Earth-Orbit Robotic Spacecraft7
Extraction of Pendulum Model Parameters from Steady-State Slosh Data in Diaphragm Tanks7
Orbit Transfer Design and Analysis for the SMILE Satellite7
Control Co-Design Optimization of Spacecraft Trajectory and System for Interplanetary Missions7
Design, Analysis, Test, and Model Correlation of a Flight-Like Additively Manufactured ESPA-Class Satellite7
Designing Low-Thrust Transfers to High-Inclination Science Orbits via Hybrid Optimization7
Simulations of Dusty Flows over Full-Scale Capsule During Martian Entry7
Reachable Set of Low-Delta-v Trajectories Following a Gravity-Assist Flyby7
Noise Generated in a Scramjet Combustor7
On Constrained Lyapunov Stabilization of Spacecraft Orbits Using Gauss Variational Equations7
Analyzing Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Shield Performance for Sample Return Spacecraft6
New Parameter to Characterize Rankine Vortex Formation in Liquid Draining Tanks6
Synergistic Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Dynamic Stability of a Lifting Capsule6
Simple ΔV Approximation for Optimization of Debris-to-Debris Transfers6
Deployment Dynamics Analysis of an Origami-Folded Spacecraft Structure with Elastic Hinges6
Concept for 2033 Crewed Mars Orbital Mission with Venus Flyby6
Numerical Simulation of Transpiration Cooling in a Laminar Hypersonic Boundary Layer6
Effects of Nose Bluntness on Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Receptivity and Stability6
Inverse Design of Nozzle Using Convolutional Neural Network6
Introduction to Applied Space Environments Conference 2023 Virtual Collection6
Integrated Aerodynamic and Trajectory Studies of a Long-Range Morphing Missile6
Initial Orbit Determination from Only Heading Measurements6
Performance Evaluation of Boron/Hydroxyl-Terminated Polybutadiene-Based Solid Fuels Containing Activated Charcoal6
Adaptable Deployable Entry and Placement Technology Sounding Rocket One Modeling and Reconstruction6
Electro-Optical Relative Navigation for Inspection and Rendezvous in the SpEye Mission6
Editorial: Sixty Years of the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets6
Patch Antenna Dielectrics Reduction by Topology Optimization and Radio Wave Characteristics6
Landing Site Selection Using a Geometrically Conforming Footprint on Hazardous Small Bodies6
Integrated Optimization of First-Stage SRM and Ascent Trajectory of Multistage Launch Vehicles6
Aerocapture Trajectory Planning Using Hierarchical Differential Dynamic Programming6
Optimal Launch Manifesting for Space Freight Forwarders6
Thermal Performance Evaluation of Space Radiator for Single-Phase Mechanically Pumped Fluid Loop6
Flight Mechanics Feasibility Assessment for Co-Delivery of Direct-Entry Probe and Aerocapture Orbiter6
Low-Earth-Orbit Packing: Implications for Orbit Design and Policy6
Optimal Guidance and Control of a Low-Altitude Skid-to-Turn Vehicle5
Updating the Loth Drag Model to Include Nonspherical Particle Effects5
Base Drag Model Derived from Mars 2020 Backshell Pressure Measurements5
Deep Learning Techniques for Autonomous Spacecraft Guidance During Proximity Operations5
Gas Permeation of Composites Subjected to Impact for Cryogenic Applications5
Simulations of Heat and Drag Reduction of Opposing Jet in Hypersonic Flow5
Uncertainty Propagation and Filtering via the Koopman Operator in Astrodynamics5
Surface Potential Measurement with Pockels Effect Under Electron Beam and Vacuum Ultraviolet5
Design, Requirements, and Performance of Space Vehicles with Simple Solar Photon Thrusters5
Development, Verification, and Analysis of a Small Satellite Thrust Determination Filter5
Estimating Asteroid Mass from Optically Tracked Radio Beacons5
Multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems Doppler Positioning for Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites5
Introduction to the Mars 2020 and the Mars Entry Descent and Landing Instrumentation 2 Flight Reconstruction Virtual Collection5
Postflight Assessment of Mars 2020 Entry, Descent, and Landing Simulation5
Mission Architecture to Reach and Operate at the Focal Region of the Solar Gravitational Lens5
Alternative Propellant Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine Architectures5
CFD Modeling of Bidirectional PMDs Inside Cryogenic Propellant Tanks Onboard Parabolic Flights5
Hypersonic Boundary-Layer Disturbances on a Cooled, Slender Cone at Mach 65
Hierarchical Framework for Space Exploration Campaign Schedule Optimization5
Utilization and Loss of Available Energy for Chemical Rockets in Atmospheric Flight5
Asteroid Deflection by Leveraging Rotational Self-Energy5
Methods to Detect Impact-Induced Orbit Perturbations Using Spacecraft Navigation Data5
Correction: Bluntness Parameter for Hypersonic Vehicle Design5
Free-Space Dynamics and Control of the Rotary-Motion Extended Array Synthesis Spacecraft Concept5
Fusion of In-Flight Aerothermodynamic Heating Sensor Measurements Using Kalman Filtering5
Hypergolic Continuous Detonation with Space-Storable Propellants and Additively Manufactured Injector Design5
Aerocapture Assessment for NASA Ice Giants Pre-Decadal Survey Mission Study5
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Spacecraft Proximity Operations Guidance5
Impact Stabilization of Spinning Tether Systems After Nonideal Rendezvous5
Ground Vacuum Facility to Simulate Low Earth Orbit Plasma Environment5
Laser-Induced Diaphragm Rupture for Improved Sequencing and Repeatability in a Hypersonic Facility5
Shadow-Based Trajectory Estimation of a Deployable Payload5
Experimental Investigation of Flow Interaction Dynamics in Supersonic Retropropulsion5
Thermal Model Correlation of SNIPE Satellite Using Genetic-Algorithm-Based Multi-Objective Optimization Method5
General Dynamics for Single- and Dual-Axis Rotating Rigid Spacecraft Components4
Design and Evaluation of Aerospike Nozzles for an Upper-Stage Application4
Comparison of Learning Spacecraft Path-Planning Solutions from Imitation in Three-Body Dynamics4
Conceptual Development of CubeSat Missions with GREATCUBE+: Methodology and Possible Applications4
Development and Evaluation of Control Architectures for a Mechanically Deployed Entry Vehicle4
Effect of Reynolds Number and Aeroelastic Scaling Upon Launch-Vehicle Ground-Wind Loads4
Editorial 20244
CubeSat Autonomous Navigation and Guidance for Low-Cost Asteroid Flyby Missions4
Multi-Objective Robust Trajectory Design for Powered Descent and Landing4
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits4
Fault Detection and Diagnosis for Thrust Drop of Launch Vehicles Against Disturbances4
Low-Thrust Resonance Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design for Lunar Missions4
Gas Permeability and Flexural Strength of Impacted Composites for Cryogenic Propellant Tanks4
Synthetic Air Data Sensing Applied to Phoenix and InSight Entry Atmosphere Reconstruction4
Optimal Information Filtering for Robust Aerocapture Trajectory Generation and Guidance4
Attenuated Chamber-Pressure Signal Reconstruction Using Maximum-Likelihood Estimation and Optimal Deconvolution4
Nonlinear Deployment Dynamics and Wrinkling of a Membrane Attached to Two Axially Moving Beams4
Validation of Models for Net Deployment and Capture Simulation with Experimental Data4
Effects of Propellant Slosh on Touchdown Stability for Landing Vehicles4
Multiple-Target Low-Thrust Interplanetary Trajectory of DESTINY+4
Editorial: Toward a New Normal4
Matrix Microcracking Effect on the Structural Response of a Thermal Protection System4
Side Force Characteristics of Slender-Bodied Supersonic Vehicle with Two Protuberances4
Dynamics Simulation of a Small Satellite with a Robotic Manipulator for Additive Manufacturing4
Oxidation Response of Transpiration-Cooled ZrB2 on a Hypersonic Stagnation Point4
Dynamic Modeling and Experimental Analysis of Aerospace Equipment Attached Using Reclosable Fasteners4
Nonintrusive Instrument for Thermal Protection System to Measure Recession and Swelling4
Energy Deposition on Analogous Vehicle Panel: Thermal–Structural Response4
HIFiRE-5b Boundary-Layer Transition Length and Turbulent Overshoot4
Simultaneous Sizing of a Rocket Family with Embedded Trajectory Optimization4
Measuring the Concentration of Freestream Species on a Hypersonic Transpiration-Cooled Stagnation Point4
Pathways to Sustainability in Lunar Exploration Architectures4
Bayesian Reliability Analysis of the Enhanced Multimission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator4
Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating4
Improving the VERITAS Orbit Reconstruction Using Radar Tie Points3
Vacuum Arcs on Solar Array Surfaces3
Ground Testing of the 16th Materials International Space Station Experiment Materials3
Rankine Vortex Formation in Cylindrical Tanks with Curved Base: An Experimental Investigation3
Aerodynamic Characterization of a Generic High-Speed Projectile Configuration3
Automated Identification of Outgassed Chemical Species Using Mass Spectrometry for Scientific Space Missions3
Resuspension Experiments of Cleanroom Particles3
Thermal Investigation of a Purged Insulation System for a Reusable Cryogenic Tank3
End-to-End Differentiable Model for Optimization of Rocket-Powered Vehicles Including Plume Radiant Emission3
Correction: Hexcomb-Pattern Roughness Effects on Blunt-Body Transition and Heating3
Conceptual Study on Low-Melting-Point Thermoplastic Fuel/Nitrous Oxide Hybrid Rockoon3
Reconstructed Performance of the Supersonic Parachute of the Mars InSight Lander3
Study on Matching Between Environmental Warning Information and Spacecraft Anomalies3
Transfer from Lunar Gateway to Sun-Earth Halo Orbits Using Solar Sails3
Probabilistic Launch Delay Models for Human Spaceflight Missions3
Concurrent Design Optimization of Tether-Net System and Actions for Reliable Space-Debris Capture3
Design and Development of DALBIT-1: Earth-Based Lander Test Bed3
Semi-Analytical Midcourse Guidance for Coordinated Interception of Multiple Exo-Atmospheric Targets3
Envelope-Based Grid-Point Approach: Efficient Runtime Complexity for Remote Sensing Coverage Analysis3
Observed High-Altitude Surface Erosion During the Mars Science Laboratory and Mars 2020 Landings3
Lyapunov Optimal Touchless Electrostatic Detumbling of Space Debris in GEO Using a Surface Multisphere Model3
Assessment of Multifidelity Surrogate Approaches for Expedient Loads Prediction in High-Speed Flows3
Nanosatellite Design Considerations for a Mission to Explore the Propellant Sloshing Problem3
Generation of Spacecraft Operations Procedures Using Deep Reinforcement Learning3
Improved Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance for Launch Vehicles Under Thrust Drop Fault3
Optimal Agile Satellite Target Scheduling with Learned Dynamics3
Aerodynamics of a Concept Space Plane in High-Altitude Earth Reentry3
Mars InSight Entry, Descent, and Landing Trajectory and Atmosphere Reconstruction3
Dimensionality Reduction for Onboard Modeling of Uncertain Atmospheres3
Evaluation of Event-Based Sensors for Satellite Material Characterization3
Influence of Nose Cone Fairing and Spike on Supersonic Blunt Body Flows3
Parallel-Structured Newton-Type Guidance by Using Modified Chebyshev–Picard Iteration3
Global Three-Dimensional Emission Inventory for Launch Vehicles from 2009 to 20183
Strategic Forecasting Toward Achieving Defensible Space Architecture by Year 20303
Reverse Engineering of Perturbations in the Orbital Decay Environment from Nanosatellite Two-Line Elements3
Cislunar Periodic Orbit Analysis for Persistent Space Object Detection Capability3
Hot Isostatic Pressing of Ultrasonic Additive Manufacturing Liquid Cold Plate Heat Exchangers3
Conceptual Design and Simulation of a Dual-Axis Parallel Manipulator Eye Mechanism for Space3
On Ion-Acoustic Precursor Soliton Signatures of Orbital Debris in Low Earth Orbit3
Severe Electron Environment for Surface Charging at Geostationary and Medium Earth Orbits3
Numerical Analysis of Small Caliber Spinning Projectile with Variety Boattail Configurations3
Dynamic Response of a Hypersonic Rocket Sled Considering Friction and Wear3
Shadow-Robust Silhouette Reconstruction for Small-Body Applications3
Characterizing Minimum-Time Solar Sail Geostationary Orbit Transfers Using Pseudospectral Optimal Control3
Nuclear Thermal Propulsion for Jupiter and Saturn Rendezvous Missions3
Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars3
Rankine Vortex Suppression in Tanks with Conical Base: A Numerical Investigation3
Sliding-Mode-Control–Based Instantaneously Optimal Guidance for Precision Soft Landing on Asteroid3
Reconstruction of Entry, Descent, and Landing Communications for the InSight Mars Lander3
Hybrid Continuum/Rarefied Flow Simulations of Plume Interaction with Full-Sized Spacecraft3
Tianwen-1 Entry, Descent, and Landing Guidance, Navigation, and Control System Design and Validation2
Mission Analysis for Landing on Pluto from a Fast, Hyperbolic Trajectory2
Neuro-Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Sliding Mode Controller for Spacecraft Attitude Stabilization2
Magnetohydrodynamic and Aerodynamic Assessment of a 70° Spherecone at Mars and Venus2
Low-Energy Transfers to Lunar Distant Retrograde Orbits from Geostationary Transfer Orbits2
Hybrid Double-Divergent Nozzle as a Novel Alternative for Future Rocket Engines2
Discrete-Event Drag Modulation Aerocapture for Mars and Titan Missions2
Extendable Origami Multilayer Insulation Design and Thermal Performance Characterization2
Molecular Characterization of Polyimide Film and Silicone Adhesive Outgassing Using Mass Spectrometry2
Instance Segmentation for Feature Recognition on Noncooperative Resident Space Objects2
Artemis I Versus Wind-Tunnel Buffet-Induced Forces and Structural Responses2
Development of an S-Shaped Pulse Detonation Engine for a Sounding Rocket2
Spectral Features for Reentry Breakup Event Identification2
Satellite System Design Considering the Blocking Effect: Application to Active Debris Removal2
Expected Collision Rates for Tracked Satellites2
Thrust Integrated Trajectory Optimization for Multipulse Rocket Missiles Using Convex Programming2
Experimental Studies of Hypersonic Shock Impingement on a Transpiration-Cooled Flat Plate2
Chandrayaan-3 Trajectory Design: Injection to Successful Landing2
Dramatic Influence of Temperature on Charging2
Sunvoyager: Interstellar Precursor Probe Mission Concept Driven by Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion2
Study on Parameters Influencing Heat Dissipation Performance of Body-Mounted Fluid Tube Radiators2
Real-Gas Effects for Shock/Shock Interaction in Earth and Mars Atmospheres2
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