Research Article
A Numerical Study of Low-Thrust Limited Power Trajectories between Coplanar Circular Orbits in an Inverse-Square Force Field
Table 4
Consumption variable for transfers with moderate time of flight.
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| 0.8000 | 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 | 3.4529 × 10−4 2.2973 × 10−4 1.7196 × 10−4 1.3736 × 10−4 | 3.5015 × 10−4 2.3313 × 10−4 1.7467 × 10−4 1.3978 × 10−4 | 3.5011 × 10−4 2.3316 × 10−4 1.7465 × 10−4 1.3959 × 10−4 | 3.5010 × 10−4 2.3311 × 10−4 1.7465 × 10−4 1.3959 × 10−4 | 1.37 1.47 1.54 1.59 | 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.13 | 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 |
| 0.9000 | 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 | 7.3862 × 10−5 4.8663 × 10−5 3.6467 × 10−5 2.9218 × 10−5 | 7.4146 × 10−5 4.8851 × 10−5 3.6588 × 10−5 2.9317 × 10−5 | 7.4146 × 10−5 4.8852 × 10−5 3.6589 × 10−5 2.9316 × 10−5 | 7.4144 × 10−5 4.8850 × 10−5 3.6587 × 10−5 2.9314 × 10−5 | 0.38 0.39 0.33 0.33 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 |
| 0.9500 | 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 | 1.7023 × 10−5 1.1240 × 10−5 8.4569 × 10−6 6.7519 × 10−6 | 1.7042 × 10−5 1.1251 × 10−5 8.4642 × 10−6 6.7581 × 10−6 | 1.7040 × 10−5 1.1249 × 10−5 8.4640 × 10−6 6.7580 × 10−6 | 1.7038 × 10−5 1.1247 × 10−5 8.4620 × 10−6 6.7561 × 10−6 | 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.09 | 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.00 | 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 |
| 0.9750 | 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 | 4.0858 × 10−6 2.7075 × 10−6 2.0361 × 10−6 1.6230 × 10−6 | 4.0869 × 10−6 2.7081 × 10−6 2.0366 × 10−6 1.6234 × 10−6 | 4.0870 × 10−6 2.7080 × 10−6 2.0360 × 10−6 1.6230 × 10−6 | 4.0847 × 10−6 2.7059 × 10−6 2.0349 × 10−6 1.6216 × 10−6 | 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.00 | 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.02 | 0.06 0.08 0.05 0.09 |
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