Pengendara sepeda multi-pengorbit Bumi-Bulan: stabil, berulang, dan berkala dalam bingkai berputar dan inersia.
Orbit dual-periodik langka ini memutar Bumi beberapa kali, kemudian Bulan, berulang setiap 109 hari, tidak diperlukan propulsi.
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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: