Optimization of Passive Orbit with the Use of Gravity Maneuver
| Scientific Paper | |
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| Title | Optimization of Passive Orbit with the Use of Gravity Maneuver |
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| Author(s) | Joseph J Smulsky |
| Keywords | Computing, Sun system, orbits, spasecraft, Gravity Maneuver |
| Published | 2008 |
| Journal | Cosmic Research |
| Volume | 46 |
| Number | 5 |
| No. of pages | 9 |
| Pages | 456?464 |
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Abstract
A high-precision method of calculating gravitational interactions is applied in order to determine optimal trajectories. A number of problems, necessary for determination of optimal parameters at a launch of a spacecraft and during its flyby near celestial bodies, are considered. The spacecraft trajectory was determined by numerical integration of the equations of passive motion of the spacecraft and of the equations of motion for planets, the Sun, and the Moon. The optimal trajectory of the spacecraft approaching the Sun is determined by fitting its initial conditions.