Research Article

A Numerical Study of Low-Thrust Limited Power Trajectories between Coplanar Circular Orbits in an Inverse-Square Force Field

Table 8

Consumption variable for large transfers.

ρ

2.500100.0
125.0
150.0
175.0
200.0
6.7827 × 10−4
5.4241 × 10−4
4.5154 × 10−4
3.8651 × 10−4
3.3812 × 10−4
6.7818 × 10−4
5.4241 × 10−4
4.5154 × 10−4
3.8688 × 10−4
3.3812 × 10−4

3.750100.0
125.0
150.0
175.0
200.0
1.1975 × 10−3
9.5018 × 10−4
7.8787 × 10−4
6.7324 × 10−4
5.8793 × 10−4
1.1966 × 10−3
9.4987 × 10−4
7.8784 × 10−4
6.7325 × 10−4
5.8794 × 10−4

5.000100.0
125.0
150.0
175.0
200.0
1.6105 × 10−3
1.2678 × 10−3
1.0441 × 10−3
8.8948 × 10−4
7.7584 × 10−4
1.6106 × 10−3
1.2678 × 10−3
1.0441 × 10−3
8.8947 × 10−4
7.7584 × 10−4