Low-thrust transfers from distant retrograde orbits to L2 halo orbits in the earth-moon system

Low-thrust transfers from distant retrograde orbits to L2 halo orbits in the earth-moon system

Parrish, N.L. (University of Colorado)
Parker, Jeffrey S. (University of Colorado)
Hughes, S.P. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Heiligers, M.J. (TU Delft Astrodynamics & Space Missions)

2016

Enable future missions Any mission to a DRO or halo orbit could benefit from the capability to transfer between these orbits Chemical propulsion could be used for these transfers, but at high propellant cost Fill gaps in knowledge A variety of transfers using SEP or solar sails have been studied for the Earth-Moon system Most results in literature study a single transfer This is a step toward understanding the wide array of types of transfers available in an N-body force model.

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Proceedings of the International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques: Darmstadt, Germany

6th International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques, 2016-03-14 → 2016-03-17, https://indico.esa.int/indico/event/111/, Darmstadt, Germany

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© 2016 N.L. Parrish, Jeffrey S. Parker, S.P. Hughes, M.J. Heiligers