Cycler trajectories in planetary moon systems

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 143-157

  Russell, Ryan P ^a,b,c   Strange, Nathan J ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS;

CYCLER TRAJECTORIES; EPHEMERIS MODEL; FULLY INTEGRATED; HIGH-FIDELITY; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; PLANETARY MOONS; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; SPHERE OF INFLUENCES;

MOON;

EID: 60349111445     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36610     Document Type: Article

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