Research Article

Effects of the Eccentricity of a Perturbing Third Body on the Orbital Correction Maneuvers of a Spacecraft

Table 6

Times when the limits are reached and average yearly fuel consumption for the mission.

Eccentricity of the perturbing bodyTime to reach the Δe and Δi limits (year)Yearly consumption for impulsive maneuvers (kg)

For       full model = 5.50
   single averaged model = 5.75
      double averaged model = 5.76
      full model = 7.63
single averaged model = 8.23
     double averaged model = 8.24
     full model = 18.11
 single averaged model = 20.12
     double averaged model = 20.13
      full model = 28.0
single averaged model = 31.30
     double averaged model = 31.30
      full model = 0.012
single averaged model = 0.10
     double averaged model = 22.92
0.0420
0.0402
0.0401
 0.0604
0.0560
0.0559
  0.1274
0.1147
0.1146
 0.1650
0.1476
0.1476
 7.7667
0.9320
0.0041

For


     full model = 8.77
single averaged model = 5.68
     double averaged model = 5.67
      full model = 12.84
  single averaged model = 8.11
      double averaged model = 8.11
       full model = 30.98
   single averaged model = 19.82
     double averaged model = 19.83
 single averaged model = 30.82
     double averaged model = 30.84
      full model = 0.012
  single averaged model = 0.083
     double averaged model = 25.58
0.0263
0.0406
0.0407
 0.0359
0.0568
0.0568
  0.0745
0.1164
0.1163
0.0150
0.0150
 7.7667
1.1229
0.0036

For      full model = 13.64
single averaged model = 5.31
     double averaged model = 5.41
       full model = 21.10
   single averaged model = 7.62
     double averaged model = 7.75
single averaged model = 18.59
     double averaged model = 18.94
single averaged model = 28.98
     double averaged model = 29.45
      full model = 0.012
     single averaged model = 0.071
     double averaged model = 21.57
single averaged model = 13.03
 single averaged model = 22.62
0.0169
0.0435
0.0427
  0.0218
0.0605
0.0595
0.1242
0.1219
 0.1594
0.1568
7.7667
1.3127
0.0043
 0.0358
0.0412