https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01028-8
Regular Article
Optimal geometry for lunar swing-by maneuvers aided by solar sails in the restricted four-body problem
1
Postgraduate Division, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3
Academy of Engineering, RUDN University, Miklukho-Maklaya Street 6, 117198, Moscow, Russia
Received:
15
May
2023
Accepted:
9
November
2023
Published online:
7
December
2023
As the geometry of the swing-by maneuver greatly influences the outcome of the gain of energy and a possible escape trajectory, a study on the relative positioning between the Earth and the Moon is presented to define the conditions for the best transfers to the terrestrial planets of the solar system in the restricted four-body Sun–Earth–Moon–spacecraft Problem. At the start of the numerical simulation, a solar sail with loading of 164.7 g/m
is already deployed to conduct transfers towards Venus and Mars.
Lucas G. Meireles, Cristiano F. de Melo and Antonio F. B. A. Prado have contributed equally to this work.
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