Properties of the lunar gravity assisted transfers from LEO to the retrograde-GEO

Abstract The retrograde geostationary earth orbit (retro-GEO) is an Earth’s orbit. It has almost the same orbital altitude with that of a GEO, but an inclination of 180°. A retro-GEO monitor-satellite gives the GEO-assets vicinity space-debris warnings per 12 h. For various reasons, the westward lau...

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Main Authors: Bo-yong He, Peng-bin Ma, Heng-nian Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98231-1