Three-Dimensional Two-Impulsive Orbital Maneuvers with Time Limit

摘要

The problem of three-dimensional two-impulsive orbital maneuvers between two elliptical orbits with minimum fuel consumption, but having a time limit, is considered in the present paper. This limit in the time generates a new characteristic to the problem, which eliminates the majority of the methods available in the literature. Equations available in the literature are used and some new ones are developed to consider cases with different geometries. Those equations are then solved and a software is implemented to perform the orbital maneuvers. The original equations are presented in the literature without any numerical results, so, the new cases considered and the solutions and implementation of the method available in the literatures are the contributions shown here. The software was used with success in several different situations.