An Orbit Design Method for a Single Spacecraft to Visit Multiple Targets
摘要
In this paper, an orbit design method is presented to design a circle orbit for a single spacecraft without maneuvering to visit multiple targets with the same altitude. Based on the necessary condition of the flight time in circle orbit, one of the visit times can be solved when another visit time is determined. Then, an orbit design to visit three targets is translated into the minimum required velocity difference in the same position, and the Newton iteration method is utilized to find a high-precision result. Simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the orbit design methods.