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.


0.800020.0
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

0.900020.0
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

0.950020.0
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

0.975020.0
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