Influence of the solar gravitation on low-thrust spacecraft multi-orbital transfers to the geostationary orbit
Abstract:
Some trajectories of the multi-orbital transfers to the geostationary orbit are considered; two models of spacecraft motion are compared. One of them represents a flight in the central Newtonian field of the Earth, and the other one includes the additional influence of the solar gravitation.
Keywords:
spacecraft, low thrust, multi-orbital transfers, geostationary orbit, gravitational perturbation, Sun
