Optimal, low-thrust, earth-moon orbit transfer

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-147

  Herman, Albert L ^a,c,d   Conway, Bruce A ^b,d,e  

^a Spectrum Astro Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c Advanced Space Systems   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Dept Aero and Astronautical Eng ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; EARTH (PLANET); GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MOON; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TRAJECTORIES;

EARTH DEPARTURE PHASE; INITIAL THRUST ACCELERATION;

ORBITAL TRANSFER;

EID: 0031699454     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.4210     Document Type: Article

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