Abstract Examining the properties of quasi-periodic orbits provides insight into the Sun-perturbed environment in cislunar space. In this investigation, quasi-periodic trajectories and their properties are explored in the Sun-Earth-Moon four-body problem. Computation and the stability characteristics of families of invariant tori are detailed. Furthermore, this investigation offers a framework for construction of ballistic lunar transfer trajectories in the four-body problem. The framework leverages manifold trajectories to supply a set of initial conditions for construction of periapsis Poincaré maps. Periapsis maps reduce the dimensionality of the space and illuminate solutions of interest as a basis to produce feasible families of transfers. Through a continuation process, families of ballistic transfers and families of transfers that include powered lunar flybys are constructed. Ultimately, these solutions supply an initial guess for transition to the Sun-Earth-Moon ephemeris model.


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    Title :

    Four-body cislunar quasi-periodic orbits and their application to ballistic lunar transfer design


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    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 71 , 1 ; 556-584


    Publication date :

    2022-09-08


    Size :

    29 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English