Selenopotential Harmonics

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

Spherical harmonic expansion of the lunar non-spherical gravitational potential, used for lunar gravitational perturbation in dynamical models.

Application Value

This concept is essential for understanding motion characteristics in orbital design and control, and plays a vital role in mission success.

Minimum Norm Solution
Rigid Body Dynamics
Variable-Size Design Space, VSDS
Analytical Gradient

References

Sanna等 - 2024