An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers

The optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory considering spacecraft’s visibility from the Daejeon ground station visibility at both the trans lunar injection (TLI) and lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuvers is designed. Both the TLI and LOI maneuvers are assumed to be impulsive thrust. As the success...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jin Woo, Young-Joo Song, Sang-Young Park, Hae-Dong Kim, Eun-Sup Sim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Space Science Society 2010-09-01
Series:Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2010/v27n3/OJOOBS_2010_v27n3_195.pdf
_version_ 1827393585100619776
author Jin Woo
Young-Joo Song
Sang-Young Park
Hae-Dong Kim
Eun-Sup Sim
author_facet Jin Woo
Young-Joo Song
Sang-Young Park
Hae-Dong Kim
Eun-Sup Sim
author_sort Jin Woo
collection DOAJ
description The optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory considering spacecraft’s visibility from the Daejeon ground station visibility at both the trans lunar injection (TLI) and lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuvers is designed. Both the TLI and LOI maneuvers are assumed to be impulsive thrust. As the successful execution of the TLI and LOI maneuvers are crucial factors among the various lunar mission parameters, it is necessary to design an optimal lunar transfer trajectory which guarantees the visibility from a specified ground station while executing these maneuvers. The optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory is simulated by modifying the Korean Lunar Mission Design Software using Impulsive high Thrust Engine (KLMDS-ITE) which is developed in previous studies. Four different mission scenarios are established and simulated to analyze the effects of the spacecraft’s visibility considerations at the TLI and LOI maneuvers. As a result, it is found that the optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory, guaranteeing the spacecraft’s visibility from Daejeon ground station at both the TLI and LOI maneuvers, can be designed with slight changes in total amount of delta-Vs. About 1% difference is observed with the optimal trajectory when none of the visibility condition is guaranteed, and about 0.04% with the visibility condition is only guaranteed at the time of TLI maneuver. The spacecraft’s mass which can delivered to the Moon, when both visibility conditions are secured is shown to be about 534 kg with assumptions of KSLV-2’s on-orbit mass about 2.6 tons. To minimize total mission delta-Vs, it is strongly recommended that visibility conditions at both the TLI and LOI maneuvers should be simultaneously implemented to the trajectory optimization algorithm.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T17:52:16Z
format Article
id doaj.art-86cd390ebcac422c954d4366ae50a3c4
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2093-5587
2093-1409
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-08T17:52:16Z
publishDate 2010-09-01
publisher The Korean Space Science Society
record_format Article
series Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
spelling doaj.art-86cd390ebcac422c954d4366ae50a3c42024-01-02T07:34:44ZengThe Korean Space Science SocietyJournal of Astronomy and Space Sciences2093-55872093-14092010-09-0127319520410.5140/JASS.2010.27.3.195An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI ManeuversJin Woo0Young-Joo Song1Sang-Young Park2Hae-Dong Kim3Eun-Sup Sim4Astrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, KoreaAstrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, KoreaAstrodynamics and Control Laboratory, Department of Astronomy, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, KoreaKorea Aerospace Research Institute, Daejeon 305-600, KoreaKorea Aerospace Research Institute, Daejeon 305-600, KoreaThe optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory considering spacecraft’s visibility from the Daejeon ground station visibility at both the trans lunar injection (TLI) and lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuvers is designed. Both the TLI and LOI maneuvers are assumed to be impulsive thrust. As the successful execution of the TLI and LOI maneuvers are crucial factors among the various lunar mission parameters, it is necessary to design an optimal lunar transfer trajectory which guarantees the visibility from a specified ground station while executing these maneuvers. The optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory is simulated by modifying the Korean Lunar Mission Design Software using Impulsive high Thrust Engine (KLMDS-ITE) which is developed in previous studies. Four different mission scenarios are established and simulated to analyze the effects of the spacecraft’s visibility considerations at the TLI and LOI maneuvers. As a result, it is found that the optimal Earth-Moon transfer trajectory, guaranteeing the spacecraft’s visibility from Daejeon ground station at both the TLI and LOI maneuvers, can be designed with slight changes in total amount of delta-Vs. About 1% difference is observed with the optimal trajectory when none of the visibility condition is guaranteed, and about 0.04% with the visibility condition is only guaranteed at the time of TLI maneuver. The spacecraft’s mass which can delivered to the Moon, when both visibility conditions are secured is shown to be about 534 kg with assumptions of KSLV-2’s on-orbit mass about 2.6 tons. To minimize total mission delta-Vs, it is strongly recommended that visibility conditions at both the TLI and LOI maneuvers should be simultaneously implemented to the trajectory optimization algorithm.http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2010/v27n3/OJOOBS_2010_v27n3_195.pdflunar missionoptimal trajectory designtrans lunar injectionlunar orbit insertionvisibility analysis
spellingShingle Jin Woo
Young-Joo Song
Sang-Young Park
Hae-Dong Kim
Eun-Sup Sim
An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
lunar mission
optimal trajectory design
trans lunar injection
lunar orbit insertion
visibility analysis
title An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
title_full An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
title_fullStr An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
title_full_unstemmed An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
title_short An Earth-Moon Transfer Trajectory Design and Analysis Considering Spacecraft’s Visibility from Daejeon Ground Station at TLI and LOI Maneuvers
title_sort earth moon transfer trajectory design and analysis considering spacecraft s visibility from daejeon ground station at tli and loi maneuvers
topic lunar mission
optimal trajectory design
trans lunar injection
lunar orbit insertion
visibility analysis
url http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2010/v27n3/OJOOBS_2010_v27n3_195.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT jinwoo anearthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT youngjoosong anearthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT sangyoungpark anearthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT haedongkim anearthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT eunsupsim anearthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT jinwoo earthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT youngjoosong earthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT sangyoungpark earthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT haedongkim earthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers
AT eunsupsim earthmoontransfertrajectorydesignandanalysisconsideringspacecraftsvisibilityfromdaejeongroundstationattliandloimaneuvers