Rideshares increase launch capabilities and decrease the launch costs. However, the range of orbits available for secondary payloads is dependent on launch constraints for the primary mission. Additionally, communications constraints and limited propellant options must be incorporated in the preliminary mission design strategy for secondary payloads. Ridesharing opportunities are now available for orbit destinations beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO). In this investigation, transfers from Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits (GTO) to Sun-Earth libration point orbits are constructed by leveraging stable manifold structures and Poincaré maps.
Transfers from Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits to Sun-Earth Libration Point Trajectories
J Astronaut Sci
The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences ; 69 , 2 ; 251-283
2022-04-01
33 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Periodic orbits , Quasi-periodic orbit , Geosynchronous transfer orbit , Dynamical systems theory , GTO , Sun-Earth system , Invariant manifolds Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) , Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences
Impulsive Transfers Between Lissajous Libration Point Orbits
Online Contents | 2003
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Springer Verlag | 2003
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