Applications of multi-body dynamical environments: The ARTEMIS transfer trajectory design

摘要

The application of forces in multi-body dynamical environments to permit the transfer of spacecraft from Earth orbit to Sun-Earth weak stability regions and then return to the Earth-Moon libration (L_1 and L_2) orbits has been successfully accomplished for the first time. This demonstrated that transfer is a positive step in the realization of a design process that can be used to transfer spacecraft with minimal Delta-V expenditures. Initialized using gravity assists to overcome fuel constraints; the ARTEMIS trajectory design has successfully placed two spacecrafts into Earth-Moon libration orbits by means of these applications.