There is a growing interest in trajectories to support missions throughout cislunar space, specifically the region beyond GEO that also encompasses the vicinity of the Moon. The complex cislunar dynamical environment necessitates the use of a wide variety as well as unique orbits for long-term sustainable operations and potentially for surveillance. This investigation introduces resonant orbits in the Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem that offer repeating coverage and connectivity across the cislunar volume in an operationally stable dynamical environment. The properties of the proposed orbits facilitate their long-term viability, and they are validated in a higher-fidelity ephemeris model. Sample constellations of spacecraft in resonant orbits also offer a promising catalog of trajectories for some space-based applications.


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    Title :

    Leveraging Earth–Moon Resonant Orbits for Access Throughout the Cislunar Region


    Additional title:

    J Astronaut Sci


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    Publication date :

    2025-08-05




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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