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In the Earth–Moon system, low-energy orbits are transfer trajectories from the Earth to a circumlunar orbit that require less propellant consumption when compared to the traditional types of orbits. In this work we use a Monte Carlo approach to study a great number of such transfer orbits over a wide range of initial conditions. We make statistical and operational considerations on the resulting data, leading to the description of an aid to finding “optimal” mission orbits with the tools of multi-objective optimization.
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Capuzzo-Dolcetta, R., Giancotti, M. A study of low-energy transfer orbits to the Moon: towards an operational optimization technique. Celest Mech Dyn Astr 115, 215–232 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10569-012-9458-3
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