NDLI: Extension of Earth-Moon libration point orbits with solar sail propulsion

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Author	Heiligers, Jeannette Macdonald, Malcolm Parker, Jeffrey S.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This paper presents families of libration point orbits in the Earth-Moon system that originate from complementing the classical circular restricted three-body problem with a solar sail. Through the use of a differential correction scheme in combination with a continuation on the solar sail induced acceleration, families of Lyapunov, halo, vertical Lyapunov, Earth-centred, and distant retrograde orbits are created. As the solar sail circular restricted three-body problem is non-autonomous, a constraint defined within the differential correction scheme ensures that all orbits are periodic with the Sun’s motion around the Earth-Moon system. The continuation method then starts from a classical libration point orbit with a suitable period and increases the solar sail acceleration magnitude to obtain families of orbits that are parametrised by this acceleration. Furthermore, different solar sail steering laws are considered (both in-plane and out-of-plane, and either fixed in the synodic frame or fixed with respect to the direction of Sunlight), adding to the wealth of families of solar sail enabled libration point orbits presented. Finally, the linear stability properties of the generated orbits are investigated to assess the need for active orbital control. It is shown that the solar sail induced acceleration can have a positive effect on the stability of some orbit families, especially those at the $L_{2}$ point, but that it most often (further) destabilises the orbit. Active control will therefore be needed to ensure long-term survivability of these orbits.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	20
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0004640X
Journal	Astrophysics and Space Science
Volume Number	361
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	1572946X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2016-06-27
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Earth-Moon system Solar sailing Differential corrector Libration point orbits Lyapunov orbits Halo orbits Vertical Lyapunov orbits Distant retrograde orbits Astrophysics and Astroparticles Astronomy, Observations and Techniques Cosmology Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences Astrobiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science

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