A New Class of Low Energy Lunar Orbits And Mission Applications

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Feb 2007

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NEW TRENDS IN ASTRODYNAMICS AND APPLICATIONS III. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 886, pp. 3-19 (2007).

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Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Lunar, Planetary, And Deep-Space Probes

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A new class of low energy trajectories are discussed which offer substantial reductions in the Delta-V required to orbit the Moon and perform maneuvers for inclination and altitude changes. For example, inclination changes can be made for a reduction in Delta-V by a factor of 12 over that of standard methods. Such trajectories about the Moon enable a spacecraft to stay in orbit about for the extended periods of time while performing a wide range of flexible maneuvers for relatively low Delta-V, thus enhancing data mining at a reduced cost. These lunar orbiting trajectories also provide a way to construct a new type of lunar communication system, which may offer significant advantages to that of placing communication satellites in halo orbits about the Earth-Moon equilateral Lagrange points. This lunar communication system, together with a special class of low energy lunar transfers from the Earth to the Moon, offers a lunar architecture with a number of advantages over that of other approaches. This architecture may be especially advantageous for the purpose of supporting a human outpost on the Moon.

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