Research Article

Optimal Two-Impulse Trajectories with Moderate Flight Time for Earth-Moon Missions

Table 3

Lunar mission, clockwise LMO arrival, major parameters.

LMO altitudeModel Δ 𝑣 T o t a l Δ 𝑣 1 Δ 𝑣 2 𝑇 𝜃 𝐸 𝑃 ( 0 ) Feasibility
(km) (km/s) (km/s) (km/s)(days)(deg)

Patched-conic 3.8528 3.0683 0.7845 4.936 −113.681 Yes
100 Simplified PCR3BP 3.8811 3.0677 0.8134 4.750 −114.215 Yes
Classical PCR3BP 3.8829 3.0686 0.8143 4.763 −113.795 Yes
Miele and Mancuso [12] 3.882 3.068 0.814 4.50 −116.88

200 Patched-conic 3.8379 3.0683 0.7696 4.941 −113.638 Yes
Simplified PCR3BP 3.8670 3.0677 0.7993 4.757 −114.187 Yes
Classical PCR3BP 3.8688 3.0686 0.8002 4.769 −113.742 Yes
Miele and Mancuso [12] 3.868 3.068 0.800 4.50 −116.88

300 Patched-conic 3.8243 3.0683 0.7560 4.944 −113.608 Yes
Simplified PCR3BP 3.8541 3.0678 0.7863 4.760 −114.116 Yes
Classical PCR3BP 3.8559 3.0687 0.7872 4.771 −113.716 Yes
Miele and Mancuso [12] 3.855 3.068 0.787 4.50 −116.88