Libration point orbits near collinear locations are inherently unstable and must be controlled. For Acceleration Reconnection and Turbulence and Electrodynamics of the Moon's Interaction with the Sun (ARTEMIS) Earth-Moon Lissajous orbit operations, stationkeeping is challenging because of short time scales, large orbital eccentricity of the secondary, and solar gravitational and radiation pressure perturbations. ARTEMIS is the first NASA mission continuously controlled at both Earth-Moon L1 and L2 locations and uses a balance of optimization, spacecraft implementation and constraints, and multi-body dynamics. Stationkeeping results are compared to pre-mission research including mode directions.
Stationkeeping of the First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiters: The ARTEMIS Mission
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2011 ; Girdwood, AK, United States
2011-07-31
Conference paper
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English
Stationkeeping of the First Earth-Moon Libration Orbiters: The ARTEMIS Mission (AAS 11-515)
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