Modeling
Space Trajectories. Interplanetary Missions
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Modeling
Space Trajectories. Interplanetary Missions

Author : Max CERF

Publication date: August 10, 2020, Review date: July 30, 2021 | Lire en français

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1. Modeling

The study of an interplanetary mission is based on the concept of a sphere of influence and the decomposition of the trajectory into a succession of two-body problems. This section presents the definition of the sphere of influence and recalls the formulas of Keplerian motion, in particular for liberation orbits.

1.1 Sphere of influence

A spacecraft in M is subject to the attraction of two stars in C 1 and C 2 . The three bodies, assumed to be point-like, are in gravitational interaction. The masses of C 1 , C 2 and M are m 1 , m...

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