u/GRASBOCK

Created a calculator to calculate the maximum revisit time of a walker constellation

Created a calculator to calculate the maximum revisit time of a walker constellation

Here is the online calculator.

You pass in some parameters and the output is the maximum revisit time.

There are two methods.
A fast method that gives an upper bound and a simulation that helps understanding the details of coverage latency.
In the simulated picture: Darker means earlier in the color map, while brighter means later coverage.
You can also play around with different planets.

The derivation is on Research Gate

u/GRASBOCK — 8 days ago