Determination of minimum inclination identifies those lunar orbit inclinations that cannot be attained without plane change in immediate vicinity of moon; launch azimuth restrictions are examined to establish launch windows; minimum lunar inclination varies between plus or minus 15°; there are two launch windows per 24-hr period of 4- to 6-hr duration each, and launch window extension via plane change is very expensive in terms of required plane change velocity increment.
Minimum lunar orbit inclination to lunar equatorial plane for earth-launched vehicle
Progress Astronautics Aeronautics -- Celestial Mechanics Astrodynamics
1964
34 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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