Research Article

A Numerical Study of Low-Thrust Limited Power Trajectories between Coplanar Circular Orbits in an Inverse-Square Force Field

Table 1

Consumption variable for transfers with small time of flight.


1.02502.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
3.5856 × 104
8.4459 × 105
3.1226 × 105
1.7138 × 105
3.5855 × 104
8.4462 × 105
3.1233 × 105
1.7147 × 105
3.5854 × 104
8.4456 × 105
3.1230 × 105
1.7143 × 105
3.5854 × 104
8.4456 × 105
3.1230 × 105
1.7143 × 105
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.03
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.05002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
1.4463 × 103
3.4169 × 104
1.2533 × 104
6.7541 × 105
1.4463 × 103
3.4166 × 104
1.2538 × 104
6.7611 × 105
1.4459 × 103
3.4164 × 10−4
1.2537 × 10−4
6.7598 × 10−5
1.4459 × 10−3
3.4164 × 10−4
1.2537 × 10−4
6.7598 × 10−5
0.03
0.01
0.03
0.08
0.03
0.01
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.10002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.8778 × 10−3
1.3977 × 10−3
5.0619 × 10−4
2.6374 × 10−4
5.8741 × 10−3
1.3970 × 10−3
5.0666 × 10−4
2.6453 × 10−4
5.8716 × 10−3
1.3969 × 10−3
5.0664 × 10−4
2.6451 × 10−4
5.8716 × 10−3
1.3969 × 10−3
5.0664 × 10−4
2.6451 × 10−4
0.11
0.06
0.09
0.29
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

1.20002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
2.4187 × 10−2
5.8370 × 10−3
2.0813 × 10−3
1.0260 × 10−3
2.4097 × 10−2
5.8200 × 10−3
2.0845 × 10−3
1.0346 × 10−3
2.4097 × 10−2
5.8199 × 10−3
2.0844 × 10−3
1.0345 × 10−3
2.4097 × 10−2
5.8199 × 10−3
2.0844 × 10−3
1.0345 × 10−3
0.37
0.29
0.15
0.82
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00