'Out of the different phases in a typical docking mission like homing phase, closing phase, final translation phase and proximity operations, the last two are very critical from the point of view of mission safety, as there are two or more spacecraft involved in a docking process. This phase is characterised by a forced motion of the chaser about a predefined trajectory towards the docking port of the target, which is usually along the flight direction of the target.'
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