EPJ Special Topics (EPJ ST)

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Editorial

Celestial mechanics: new discoveries and challenges for space exploration

Pryscilla M. Pires, Cristiano Fiorilo de Melo, Maria Cecília F. P. S. Zanardi and Silvia M. Giuliatti Winter

Published online: 20 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01074-2

Regular Article

Searching for orbits to observe Iapetus

Lucas S. Ferreira, Antônio F. B. A. Prado and Rafael Sfair

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01025-x

Regular Article

Periodic orbits in the restricted three-body problem for observations of the smaller primary

Alessandra F. S. Ferreira and Antonio F. B. A. Prado

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01020-2

Regular Article

Orbital maneuvers for a space probe around Titania

Jadilene Xavier, Antônio Bertachini A. Prado, Silvia Giuliatti Winter and Andre Amarante

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01035-9

Regular Article

Attitude estimation for remote sensing satellite CBERS-4 using unscented Gaussian sum filter

William R. Silva, Roberta V. Garcia, Paula C. P. M. Pardal, Hélio K. Kuga, Maria C. F. P. S. Zanardi and Leandro Baroni

Published online: 13 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01061-7

Regular Article

Performance analysis of derivative-free estimation methods from the perspective of attitude estimation influenced by real data

Roberta V. Garcia, Hélio K. Kuga, William R. Silva, Leandro Baroni, Maria C. F. P. S. Zanardi and Paula C. P. M. Pardal

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01014-0

Regular Article

Performance evaluation of a central difference Kalman filter applied to attitude determination

Leandro Baroni, Hélio K. Kuga, Roberta V. Garcia, William R. Silva, Maria Cecília Zanardi and Paula C. P. M. Pardal

Published online: 08 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01015-z

Regular Article

The potential series expansion method: application to the asteroid (87) Sylvia

M. L. Mota, S. Aljbaae and A. F. B. A. Prado

Published online: 08 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01026-w

Review

Trajectories for mining space mission on asteroids in near-Earth orbit

Ernesto Vieira Neto, Pryscilla Pires and Silvia Giuliatti Winter

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01016-y

Regular Article

Studying the prevention of collision of asteroid Apophis with Earth by kinetic impact

Bruno S. Chagas, A. F. B. A. Prado and O. C. Winter

Published online: 11 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01034-w

Regular Article

The dynamical structure of a hypothetical disc of particles around the asteroid 99942 Apophis

R. Machado Oliveira, G. Valvano, O. C. Winter, R. Sfair and G. Borderes-Motta

Published online: 06 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01038-6

Review

Analysis of symmetric periodic orbits in a tripolar system with a segment

Giulliano Assis Sodero Boaventura, Alessandra Ferraz da Silva Ferreira, Silvia Maria Giuliatti Winter and Othon Cabo Winter

Published online: 04 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01036-8

Review

The known large Near-Earth Objects’ highways: dynamical evolution, fates, and lifetimes

Luana Liberato, Rosana Araújo and Othon Winter

Published online: 12 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01033-x

Regular Article

On the orbital inclination evolution of the current large NEOs

Rosana A. N. de Araujo, Luana Liberato and Othon C. Winter

Published online: 01 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01029-7

Regular Article

Selecting orbits for Earth observations

L. B. T. Santos, A. F. B. A. Prado, T. F. A. Santos, N. B. Lima and N. B. D. Lima

Published online: 04 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01030-0

Regular Article

Influence of periodic lift and drag on the orbit of rectangular parallelepiped satellites

Jhonathan O. Murcia-Piñeros, Rodolpho V. de Moraes and Antonio F. B. de Almeida Prado

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01021-1

Review

Ground-based laser effect on space debris maneuvering

Jorge Kennety Silva Formiga, Denilson Paulo Souza dos Santos, Antonio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado, Rodolpho Vilhena de Moraes and Julian Arnaldo Avila Diaz

Published online: 08 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01023-z

Regular Article

Study of orbital relocation of objects in GEO via orbital perturbations and solar sail

L. F. Brejão, A. F. B. A. Prado, J. P. S. Carvalho and D. C. Mourão

Published online: 11 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01024-y

Regular Article

Solar sail dynamics in the Sun–Earth system: effects of SRP in the Earth Hill’s region

G. A. Braz, M. O. Terra and A. F. B. de A. Prado

Published online: 18 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01018-w

Regular Article

Low-cost Mars transfer from the Earth using solar sails and lunar swing-bys

Lucas G. Meireles, Rebeca S. Ribeiro, Cristiano F. de Melo and Antonio F. B. A. Prado

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01027-9

Regular Article

Optimal geometry for lunar swing-by maneuvers aided by solar sails in the restricted four-body problem

Rebeca S. Ribeiro, Lucas G. Meireles, Cristiano F. de Melo and Antonio F. B. A. Prado

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01028-8

Regular Article

Stellar Occultation Simulator: application to Planet 9

Wellington Gomes-Ferrante and Felipe Braga-Ribas

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01031-z

Regular Article

GPU accelerated stability maps for extrassolar planetary systems: the Kepler-46 system

A. Costa de Souza, F. Roig and X. Saad-Olivera

Published online: 04 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01037-7

Regular Article

The planetary system Kepler-27 revisited

Ximena Saad-Olivera, Cintia F. Martínez, Matias J. García and Fernando Roig

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01039-5

Regular Article

Chaotic diffusion in the action and frequency domains: estimate of instability times

Gabriel Teixeira Guimarães and Tatiana Alexandrovna Michtchenko

Published online: 07 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01017-x

Regular Article

Patterns in bifurcation levels of the integral manifolds of the N body problem

Hannah G. Havel and Christopher K. McCord

Published online: 11 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01042-w

Regular Article

Orbit transfer using Theory of Functional Connections via change of variables

Allan K. de Almeida Jr., Antonio F. B. A. Prado and Daniele Mortari

Published online: 22 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01013-1

Regular Article

Linear stability analysis in tether system using its Hamiltonian function

Denilson Paulo Souza dos Santos, José Laudelino de Menezes Neto, Vinicius Tavares Azevedo and Jorge Kennety Silva Formiga

Published online: 08 December 2023

DOI: 10.1140/epjs/s11734-023-01022-0

EPJ

The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Celestial Mechanics: New Discoveries and Challenges for Space Exploration

Celestial mechanics: new discoveries and challenges for space exploration

Searching for orbits to observe Iapetus

Periodic orbits in the restricted three-body problem for observations of the smaller primary

Orbital maneuvers for a space probe around Titania

Attitude estimation for remote sensing satellite CBERS-4 using unscented Gaussian sum filter

Performance analysis of derivative-free estimation methods from the perspective of attitude estimation influenced by real data

Performance evaluation of a central difference Kalman filter applied to attitude determination

The potential series expansion method: application to the asteroid (87) Sylvia

Trajectories for mining space mission on asteroids in near-Earth orbit

Studying the prevention of collision of asteroid Apophis with Earth by kinetic impact

The dynamical structure of a hypothetical disc of particles around the asteroid 99942 Apophis

Analysis of symmetric periodic orbits in a tripolar system with a segment

The known large Near-Earth Objects’ highways: dynamical evolution, fates, and lifetimes

On the orbital inclination evolution of the current large NEOs

Selecting orbits for Earth observations

Influence of periodic lift and drag on the orbit of rectangular parallelepiped satellites

Ground-based laser effect on space debris maneuvering

Study of orbital relocation of objects in GEO via orbital perturbations and solar sail

Solar sail dynamics in the Sun–Earth system: effects of SRP in the Earth Hill’s region

Low-cost Mars transfer from the Earth using solar sails and lunar swing-bys

Optimal geometry for lunar swing-by maneuvers aided by solar sails in the restricted four-body problem

Stellar Occultation Simulator: application to Planet 9

GPU accelerated stability maps for extrassolar planetary systems: the Kepler-46 system

The planetary system Kepler-27 revisited

Chaotic diffusion in the action and frequency domains: estimate of instability times

Patterns in bifurcation levels of the integral manifolds of the N body problem

Orbit transfer using Theory of Functional Connections via change of variables

Linear stability analysis in tether system using its Hamiltonian function

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