1. Transfer in minimum time

1.1 Dynamic model

We place ourselves in a geocentric inertial frame of reference (OXYZ) called ECI (Earth Centered Inertial) whose X and Z axes point respectively to the vernal point V and the North Pole. The Sun's relative motion around the Earth is a circular orbit in the ecliptic plane, with an inclination (or obliquity) of i _s = 23.45° to the equator, intersecting along OX (figure 1 ). The Sun's α _s anomaly is measured from the X axis. The values α _...