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Orbital Mechanics
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Orbital Maneuvers We have already discussed one type of orbital maneuver, the Hohmann
transfer, when we mapped out a poten<al mission to Mars.
Hohmann transfer: 1. Transfer between two
coplanar circular orbits 2. Requires two engine burns 3. Lowest energy transfer if
R’/R < 12 4. Assume impulsive thrust
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Orbital Maneuvers Other orbital maneuvers are required for different applica<ons.
Bi-‐ellip2c transfer: 1. Transfer between two
coplanar circular orbits 2. Requires three engine
burns 3. Lower energy than
Hohmann transfer if R’/R > 12
4. Assume impulsive thrust 5. Longer <me than Hohmann
transfer
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Gravita<onal Assist Some<mes using a Hohmann transfer or bi-‐ellip<c transfer is too energy intensive.
Our rocket cannot carry that much fuel.
Gravita<onal Assist: 1. Used to increase speed,
decrease speed, and change direc<on
2. Relies on using the rela<ve mo<on of the planet and spacecraS
3. Saves fuel, <me, and money
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Gravita<onal Assist Some<mes using a Hohmann transfer or bi-‐ellip<c transfer is too energy intensive.
Our rocket cannot carry that much fuel.
How it works (simplified): 1. SpacecraS moves towards planet
with speed v (rela<ve to Sun) 2. Planet moving towards spacecraS
at speed u (rela<ve to Sun) 3. SpacecraS moves at speed u + v
with respect to planet’s surface (incoming)
4. SpacecraS moves at speed u + v with respect to planet’s surface (outgoing)
5. SpacecraS moves away from the planet with speed 2u+v (rela<ve to Sun) Is this all science fic<on?
Oberth Effect: gravita<onal assist with thrusters
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Gravita<onal Assist Notable uses: 1. Mariner 10 2. Voyager I & II 3. Galileo 4. Ulysses 5. Cassini 6. MESSANGER
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Gravita<onal Assist
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Gravita<onal Assist
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Gravita<onal Assist
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Aerobraking
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Aerobraking
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But is it really that simple… • Lunar Mascons (aka mass concentra<ons) make stable low lunar obits difficult (impossible?) to find.
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Konopliv et al, Icarus 150, 1–18 (2001).
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But is it really that simple… • So why not just fly high al<tude orbits? Because the Earth gravita<onally disturbs high al<tude, circular orbits.
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• But there might be highly ellip<cal, high inclina<on orbits that could be stable for about 100 years.
Todd Ely and Erica Lieb, Stable Constella<ons of Frozen Ellip<cal Inclined Lunar Orbits, Journal of the Astronau<cal Sciences, vol. 53, No. 3, July-‐Sept 2005, pp. 301-‐316
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Other Orbital Maneuvers
• Orbital Inclina<on Change • Phasing • Rendezvous • Docking
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Orbital Sta<on-‐Keeping
Orbital Sta2on-‐Keeping: firing thruster to keep a spacecraS in a par<cular orbit
Any real orbit will change with <me due to perturba<ons from other bodies in the solar system.
Typically a small set of thrusters are used. These are called the a;tude control system (ACS).
Sta<on-‐keeping is cri<cal for satellites that must be oriented in a certain direc<on to communicate with Earth (communica<on satellites)
Example: satellite is orbit around the Earth is perturbed by the Sun, Moon, Jupiter…
Now this process is automated by an onboard computer that collects telemetry and makes correc<ons.
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