Research Article
A Numerical Study of Low-Thrust Limited Power Trajectories between Coplanar Circular Orbits in an Inverse-Square Force Field
Table 1
Consumption variable
for transfers with small time of flight.
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| 1.0250 | 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 | 3.5856 × 10‒4 8.4459 × 10‒5 3.1226 × 10‒5 1.7138 × 10‒5 | 3.5855 × 10‒4 8.4462 × 10‒5 3.1233 × 10‒5 1.7147 × 10‒5 | 3.5854 × 10‒4 8.4456 × 10‒5 3.1230 × 10‒5 1.7143 × 10‒5 | 3.5854 × 10‒4 8.4456 × 10‒5 3.1230 × 10‒5 1.7143 × 10‒5 | 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.03 | 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
| 1.0500 | 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 | 1.4463 × 10‒3 3.4169 × 10‒4 1.2533 × 10‒4 6.7541 × 10‒5 | 1.4463 × 10‒3 3.4166 × 10‒4 1.2538 × 10‒4 6.7611 × 10‒5 | 1.4459 × 10‒3 3.4164 × 10−4 1.2537 × 10−4 6.7598 × 10−5 | 1.4459 × 10−3 3.4164 × 10−4 1.2537 × 10−4 6.7598 × 10−5 | 0.03 0.01 0.03 0.08 | 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.02 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
| 1.1000 | 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 | 5.8778 × 10−3 1.3977 × 10−3 5.0619 × 10−4 2.6374 × 10−4 | 5.8741 × 10−3 1.3970 × 10−3 5.0666 × 10−4 2.6453 × 10−4 | 5.8716 × 10−3 1.3969 × 10−3 5.0664 × 10−4 2.6451 × 10−4 | 5.8716 × 10−3 1.3969 × 10−3 5.0664 × 10−4 2.6451 × 10−4 | 0.11 0.06 0.09 0.29 | 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.01 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
| 1.2000 | 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 | 2.4187 × 10−2 5.8370 × 10−3 2.0813 × 10−3 1.0260 × 10−3 | 2.4097 × 10−2 5.8200 × 10−3 2.0845 × 10−3 1.0346 × 10−3 | 2.4097 × 10−2 5.8199 × 10−3 2.0844 × 10−3 1.0345 × 10−3 | 2.4097 × 10−2 5.8199 × 10−3 2.0844 × 10−3 1.0345 × 10−3 | 0.37 0.29 0.15 0.82 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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