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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Aerospace Engineering |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/476197 |