Journal
CELESTIAL MECHANICS & DYNAMICAL ASTRONOMY
Volume 109, Issue 1, Pages 13-26Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-010-9317-z
Keywords
Three-body problem; Artficial equilibrium points; Stability; Solar sails
Funding
- DGI of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science [ESP2007-64068]
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The article analyses the stability properties of minimum-control artificial equilibrium points in the planar circular restricted three-body problem. It is seen that when the masses of the two primaries are of different orders of magnitude, minimum-control equilibrium is obtained when the spacecraft is almost coorbiting with the second primary as long as their mutual distance is not too small. In addition, stability is found when the distance from the second primary exceeds a minimum value which is a simple function of the mass ratio of the two primaries and their separation. Lyapunov stability under non-resonant conditions is demonstrated using Arnold's theorem. Among the most promising applications of the concept we find solar-sail-stabilized observatories coorbiting with the Earth, Mars, and Venus.
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