Generating Solar Sail Trajectories in the Earth-Moon System Using Augmented Finite-Difference Methods

Using a solar sail, a spacecraft orbit can be offset from a central body such that the orbital plane is displaced from the gravitational center. Such a trajectory might be desirable for a single-spacecraft relay to support communications with an outpost at the lunar south pole. Although trajectory d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geoffrey G. Wawrzyniak, Kathleen C. Howell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/476197