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Research Article | Open Access

Lunar orbits for telecommunication and navigation services

Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali (IAPS), Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma 00133, Italy
School of Aerospace Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Salaria 881, Rome 00138, Italy
Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Pisa 56122, Italy
Department of Astronautical, Electrical, and Energy Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Salaria 851, Rome 00138, Italy
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Abstract

Orbits that are frozen in an averaged model, including the effect of a disturbing body laying on the equatorial plane of the primary body and the influence of the oblateness of the primary body, have been applied to probes orbiting the Moon. In this scenario, the main disturbing body is represented by the Earth, which is characterized by a certain obliquity with respect to the equatorial plane of the Moon. As a consequence of this, and of the perturbing effects that are not included in the averaged model, such solutions are not perfectly frozen. However, the orbit eccentricity, inclination, and argument of pericenter present limited variations and can be set to guarantee the fulfillment of requirements useful for lunar telecommunication missions and navigation services. Taking advantage of this, a practical case of a Moon-based mission was investigated to propose useful solutions for potential near-future applications.

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lunar orbitsfrozen orbitslunar telecommunicationslunar navigation services

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Astrodynamics
Volume 8 Issue 1,
March 2024
Pages 209-220
DOI: 10.1007/s42064-023-0191-3
Cite this article:
Cinelli M, Ortore E, Mengali G, et al. Lunar orbits for telecommunication and navigation services. Astrodynamics, 2024, 8(1): 209-220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42064-023-0191-3

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Received: 23 July 2023
Accepted: 30 October 2023
Published: 08 February 2024
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