Research Article

Low-Thrust Trajectory Design Using Finite Fourier Series Approximation of Pseudoequinoctial Elements

Table 9

Comparison of results of different methods [29, 38].

MethodMaximum thrust ()Transfer cycleTransfer time (days)Trajectory direction (km/s)CPU (s)

Three-stage approach [38]2.943126.81Prograde7.05ā€”
2D-FFS [29]3.237126.45Prograde8.14129