Offset

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

A parameter measuring the divergence of a perturbed DRO from an ideal DRO over a given mission lifetime. Computed as the sum of squared differences between the intercepts of the perturbed and ideal DROs with the coordinate axes, used to determine the launch window of a long term DRO.

References

• Tan Minghu et al., 2014, Transfer to long term distant retrograde orbits around the Moon