Research Article

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

Table 2

Consumption variable for transfers with small time of flight.


0.80002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
2.0951 × 10−2
4.9040 × 10−3
2.0703 × 10−3
1.3838 × 10−3
2.0842 × 10−2
4.9173 × 10−3
2.1047 × 10−3
1.4198 × 10−3
2.0842 × 10−2
4.9172 × 10−3
2.1046 × 10−3
1.4197 × 10−3
2.0842 × 10−2
4.9172 × 10−3
2.1046 × 10−3
1.4197 × 10−3
0.52
0.27
1.63
2.53
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.90002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
5.4740 × 10−3
1.2771 × 10−3
5.0063 × 10−4
3.0496 × 10−4
5.4672 × 10−3
1.2772 × 10−3
5.0198 × 10−4
3.0653 × 10−4
5.4671 × 10−3
1.2771 × 10−3
5.0198 × 10−4
3.0652 × 10−4
5.4671 × 10−3
1.2771 × 10−3
5.0198 × 10−4
3.0652 × 10−4
0.13
0.00
0.27
0.51
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.95002.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
1.3958 × 103
3.2649 × 10−4
1.2451 × 10−4
7.2585 × 10−5
1.3955 × 10−3
3.2649 × 10−4
1.2459 × 10−4
7.2671 × 10−5
1.3955 × 10−3
3.2647 × 10−4
1.2458 × 10−4
7.2667 × 10−5
1.3955 × 10−3
3.2647 × 10−4
1.2458 × 10−4
7.2667 × 10−5
0.02
0.01
0.06
0.11
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.97502.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
3.5225 × 10−4
8.2555 × 10−5
3.1120 × 10−5
1.7765 × 10−5
3.5231 × 10−4
8.2560 × 10−5
3.1126 × 10−5
1.7772 × 10−5
3.5223 × 10−4
8.2554 × 10−5
3.1124 × 10−5
1.7771 × 10−5
3.5223 × 10−4
8.2553 × 10−5
3.1124 × 10−5
1.7771 × 10−5
0.01
0.00
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.01
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00