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Rendezvous design in a cislunar near rectilinear Halo orbit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 October 2019

E. Blazquez Open the ORCID record for E. Blazquez [Opens in a new window] ,
L. Beauregard ,
S. Lizy-Destrez ,
F. Ankersen  and
F. Capolupo
E. Blazquez*
Affiliation:
Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Department of Aerospace Vehicles Design and Control, Toulouse, France
L. Beauregard
Affiliation:
Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Department of Aerospace Vehicles Design and Control, Toulouse, France
S. Lizy-Destrez
Affiliation:
Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Department of Aerospace Vehicles Design and Control, Toulouse, France
F. Ankersen
Affiliation:
European Space Research and Technology Center, Guidance, Navigation and Control Systems, Noordwijk, Netherlands
F. Capolupo
Affiliation:
Airbus Defence and Space, Advanced Flight Dynamics, GNC and AOCS Studies, Toulouse, France
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emmanuel.blazquez@isae-supaero.fr
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Abstract

In the context of future human spaceflight exploration missions, Rendezvous and Docking (RVD) activities are critical for the assembly and maintenance of cislunar structures. The scope of this research is to investigate the specifics of orbits of interest for RVD in the cislunar realm and to propose novel strategies to safely perform these kinds of operations. This paper focuses on far rendezvous approaches and passively safe drift trajectories in the Ephemeris model. The goal is to exhibit phasing orbit requirements to ensure a safe far approach. Ephemeris representations of Near Rectilinear Halo Orbits (NRHOs) were derived using multiple-shooting and adaptive receding-horizon targeting algorithms. Simulations showed significant drift and overlapping properties for phasing and target orbits of interest, motivating the search for safe natural drift trajectories and using impact prediction strategies.

Keywords

RendezvousNear rectilinear Halo orbitsCR3BPEphemerisTrajectory designSafety

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 124 , Issue 1276 , June 2020 , pp. 821 - 837
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© Royal Aeronautical Society 2019

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Footnotes

A version of this paper was first presented at the 18th Australian International Aerospace Congress in February 2019.

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