Selenocentric distant retrograde orbits with radii from approx. 12,500 km to approx. 25,000 km are assessed for stability and for suitability as crewed command and control infrastructure locations in support of telerobotic lunar surface operations and interplanetary human transport. Such orbits enable consistent transits to and from Earth at virtually any time if they are coplanar with the Moon's geocentric orbit. They possess multiple attributes and applications distinct from NASA's proposed destination orbit for a redirected asteroid about 70,000 km from the Moon.


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    Title :

    A Class of Selenocentric Retrograde Orbits With Innovative Applications to Human Lunar Operations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2014 ; San Diego, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-08-04


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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