Improved transfers to Earth-Moon L3 halo orbits

Kathryn E. Davis; Jeffrey S. Parker; Masoud Deilami; Eric A. Butcher

Improved transfers to Earth-Moon L₃ halo orbits

Kathryn E. Davis, Jeffrey S. Parker, Masoud Deilami, Eric A. Butcher

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

This paper presents methods to compute and analyze two-impulse transfers from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to Earth-Moon L₃ libration point orbits (LPOs). The first maneuver is executed in LEO and the second is an injection maneuver onto the LPO. Families of transfers are located and evaluated. All transfers computed required at least one lunar flyby. The lunar flyby characteristics are related to the total C₃ of the transfer. The results presented represent an improvement from previous work: orbit injection maneuvers are reduced from 130 m/s to 16.55 m/s, and the time of flight is decreased from 44 days to 29 days.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Advances In The Astronautical Sciences
Editors	Roby S. Wilson, Renato Zanetti, Donald L. Mackison, Ossama Abdelkhalik
Publisher	Univelt Inc.
Pages	543-557
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9780877036111
State	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014 - Mexico, United States Duration: Jan 26 2014 → Jan 30 2014

Publication series

Name	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	152
ISSN (Print)	0065-3438

Other

Other	24th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2014
Country/Territory	United States
City	Mexico
Period	1/26/14 → 1/30/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

Cite this

Improved transfers to Earth-Moon L₃ halo orbits. / Davis, Kathryn E.; Parker, Jeffrey S.; Deilami, Masoud et al.
Advances In The Astronautical Sciences. ed. / Roby S. Wilson; Renato Zanetti; Donald L. Mackison; Ossama Abdelkhalik. Univelt Inc., 2014. p. 543-557 (Advances in the Astronautical Sciences; Vol. 152).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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