Un cycler multi-orbital Terre-Lune : stable, répétitif et périodique tant dans les cadres rotatifs qu'inertiels.
Cette rare orbite duale périodique boucle autour de la Terre plusieurs fois, puis autour de la Lune, se répétant tous les 109 jours, sans propulsion requise.
👉🏽Détails dans l'article :
What if a spacecraft could cycle between Earth and Moon orbits, performing multiple circuits of each, naturally and indefinitely, with zero propulsion?
We’ve discovered a new class of stable, prograde, low-energy cycler orbits that do just that.
Why these orbits matter:
Ballistic → fuel-free
Stable → long-term ready
Near-chaotic → agile with low ΔV
Low-energy → access to Earth/Moon, Lagrange points, Sun–Earth L1/L2, even heliocentric space
At the AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference in Boston next week, I’ll present on a new family of ballistic Earth-Moon cycler orbits that are stable, prograde, and mission agile—unlike any cyclers in the current literature.
The example below is shown in both the Earth-Moon rotating frame and inertial frame.
Conference Paper: