Planar high-thrust and low-thrust orbital transfers from Earth to Europa

Hans Seywald; Carlos M. Roithmayr; Daniel D. Mazanek; Fredric H. Stillwagen; Patrick A. Troutman; Sang Young Park

Planar high-thrust and low-thrust orbital transfers from Earth to Europa

Hans Seywald, Carlos M. Roithmayr, Daniel D. Mazanek, Fredric H. Stillwagen, Patrick A. Troutman, Sang Young Park

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Abstract

Analytical formulae are summarized to approximate the evolution of the semi major axis, the maneuver time, and the final mass fraction for low thrust orbital transfers with circular initial orbit, circular target orbit, and constant thrust directed either always along or always opposite the velocity vector. For comparison, the associated results for high-thrust transfers, i.e. the two-impulse Hohmann transfer, are summarized. All results are implemented in a computer code designed to analyze planar planetary and interplanetary space missions. As a numerical example, a mission from Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) to Jupiter's moon Europa is analyzed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	717-736
Number of pages	20
Journal	Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume	114 I
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	Spaceflight Mechanics 2003: Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting - Ponce, Puerto Rico Duration: 2003 Feb 9 → 2003 Feb 13

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Planar high-thrust and low-thrust orbital transfers from Earth to Europa

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