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Results of Long-Duration Simulation of Distant Retrograde Orbits
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: Received: 31 July 2016 / Approved: 1 August 2016 / Online: 1 August 2016 (09:00:06 CEST)
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Turner, G. Results of Long-Duration Simulation of Distant Retrograde Orbits. Aerospace 2016, 3, 37. Turner, G. Results of Long-Duration Simulation of Distant Retrograde Orbits. Aerospace 2016, 3, 37.
Abstract
Distant Retrograde Orbits in the Earth-Moon system are gaining in popularity as stable `parking' orbits for various conceptual missions. To investigate the stability of potential Distant Retrograde Orbits, simulations were executed, with propagation running over a thirty-year period. Initial conditions for the vehicle state were limited such that the position and velocity vectors were in the Earth-Moon orbital plane, with the velocity oriented such that it would produce retrograde motion about Moon. The resulting trajectories were investigated for stability against the eccentric relative orbits of Earth and Moon in an environment that also included gravitational perturbations from Sun, Jupiter, and Venus, and the effects of radiation pressure. The results appear to indicate that stability is enhanced for certain resonant states within the Earth-Moon system.
Keywords
Distant Retrograde Orbit; DRO; orbits–stability; radiation pressure; orbits–resonance; dynamics
Subject
Physical Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
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