Transfers to Frozen Orbits Around Planetary Moons Using Manifolds of Averaged Dynamics
Yue Wang,
Pengfei Lu,
Tao Fu
Abstract:A novel methodology is proposed to design the transfers from halo orbits to low-eccentricity, high-inclination frozen orbits around planetary moons, with applications to the Jupiter-Europa system. The manifolds of averaged dynamics are used to reduce the transfer [Formula: see text] cost. A one-degree-of-freedom dynamical model around Europa, incorporating effects of Jupiter’s third-body perturbation and Europa’s nonspherical gravity, is established via double-averaging. Europa frozen orbits are calculated and… Show more
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