Research Article

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

Table 3

Consumption variable for transfers with moderate time of flight.


1.025020.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
3.7722 × 10−6
2.5221 × 10−6
1.8855 × 10−6
1.5066 × 10−6
3.7733 × 10−6
2.5226 × 10−6
1.8859 × 10−6
1.5072 × 10−6
3.7730 × 10−6
2.5230 × 10−6
1.8860 × 10−6
1.5070 × 10−6
3.7714 × 10−6
2.5209 × 10−6
1.8841 × 10−6
1.5049 × 10−6
0.02
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.01
0.02
0.00
0.01
0.04
0.08
0.10
0.14

1.050020.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
1.4520 × 10−5
9.7411 × 10−6
7.2599 × 10−6
5.8158 × 10−6
1.4536 × 10−5
9.7482 × 10−6
7.2659 × 10−6
5.8199 × 10−6
1.4533 × 10−5
9.7480 × 10−6
7.2660 × 10−6
5.8200 × 10−6
1.4531 × 10−5
9.7460 × 10−6
7.2636 × 10−6
5.8182 × 10−6
0.09
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.03

1.100020.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
5.4007 × 10−5
3.6278 × 10−5
2.7003 × 10−5
2.1653 × 10−5
5.4168 × 10−5
3.6390 × 10−5
2.7083 × 10−5
2.1719 × 10−5
5.4167 × 10−5
3.6389 × 10−5
2.7078 × 10−5
2.1718 × 10−5
5.4165 × 10−5
3.6387 × 10−5
2.7077 × 10−5
2.1716 × 10−5
0.30
0.30
0.27
0.30
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01

1.200020.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
1.8980 × 10−4
1.2543 × 10−4
9.4416 × 10−5
7.5157 × 10−5
1.9172 × 10−4
1.2695 × 10−4
9.5396 × 10−5
7.5976 × 10−5
1.9154 × 10−4
1.2693 × 10−4
9.5391 × 10−5
7.5928 × 10−5
1.9154 × 10−4
1.2693 × 10−4
9.5390 × 10−5
7.5927 × 10−5
0.91
1.18
1.02
1.02
0.09
0.02
0.01
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00