Constructing cislunar infrastructure on distant retrograde orbit by low-thrust transfer

IF 2.8 3区地球科学 Q2 ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS

Advances in Space Research Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI:10.1016/j.asr.2025.02.016

Changchun Long, Shengping Gong, Yuying Liang

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Abstract

Distant retrograde orbits (DROs) have good potential to work as the parking orbits of Earth-Moon transportation stations for their natural stability. This paper proposes a systematic control procedure based on the Gauss pseudospectral method (GPM) and tangential thrust strategy for low-thrust transfer in a scenario where spacecraft travel between the Earth, the Moon, and DROs. To optimize mission performance, an improved strategy is proposed to reduce the fuel consumption while avoiding excessively prolonged transfer durations. Based on the numerical results, we innovatively propose an analytical shape-based expression of the transfer trajectory from Low Moon Orbits (LMOs) to DROs, which could provide a reliable initial guess for numerical optimization. Furthermore, the effect of the Moon’s inclination to the Earth’s equator which varies between 18.3° and 28.6° is thoroughly investigated. The results show that the influence of the Moon’s inclination to the Earth’s equator is non-negligible. Additionally, the distribution of different conditions, including departure and arrival points as well as thrust acceleration limits, is presented, which could provide a reliable reference for practical missions.

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通过低推力转移在遥远的逆行轨道上建造地月基础设施

远地逆行轨道具有良好的自然稳定性，可以作为地月运输站的停泊轨道。提出了一种基于高斯伪谱法（GPM）和切向推力策略的低推力转移系统控制方法。为了优化任务性能，提出了一种改进策略，以减少燃料消耗，同时避免过度延长转移时间。在此基础上，创新性地提出了低月轨道向低月轨道转移轨迹的解析表达式，为数值优化提供了可靠的初始猜测。此外，月球对地球赤道的倾斜度在18.3°和28.6°之间变化的影响进行了深入的研究。结果表明，月球倾角对地球赤道的影响是不可忽略的。给出了不同条件下的分布，包括起飞点和到达点以及推力加速度极限，为实际任务提供了可靠的参考。

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Advances in Space Research 地学天文-地球科学综合

CiteScore

5.20

自引率

11.50%

发文量

800

审稿时长

5.8 months

期刊介绍： The COSPAR publication Advances in Space Research (ASR) is an open journal covering all areas of space research including: space studies of the Earth''s surface, meteorology, climate, the Earth-Moon system, planets and small bodies of the solar system, upper atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres of the Earth and planets including reference atmospheres, space plasmas in the solar system, astrophysics from space, materials sciences in space, fundamental physics in space, space debris, space weather, Earth observations of space phenomena, etc. NB: Please note that manuscripts related to life sciences as related to space are no more accepted for submission to Advances in Space Research. Such manuscripts should now be submitted to the new COSPAR Journal Life Sciences in Space Research (LSSR). All submissions are reviewed by two scientists in the field. COSPAR is an interdisciplinary scientific organization concerned with the progress of space research on an international scale. Operating under the rules of ICSU, COSPAR ignores political considerations and considers all questions solely from the scientific viewpoint.