In plane correction of an approximate planar periodic orbit about the larger primary

Mohammed Ghazy*, Brett Newman

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

An approximate planar solution to the circular restricted three body problem is analytically corrected for the in plane motion, the special case of small mass parameter and motion of the third body near the first primary is considered. The correction process is done iteratively through adding small correction terms of order of magnitudes less than the base solution. Variational equations of the corrections are found to be linear differential equations with periodic coefficients. Stability of the motion of the third body in the vicinity of the approximate solution is investigated using Floquet theory.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpaceflight Mechanics 2010 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Pages1257-1276
Number of pages20
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume136
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Space and Planetary Science

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