Short-Reach Arrival

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

An arrival mode in which the Earth-Moon transfer flight time is less than half the period of the geocentric transfer orbit, i.e., the true anomaly at lunar arrival satisfies f <= pi. Short-reach arrival is superior in both energy and time to long-reach arrival and is the preferred mode for crewed lunar Hohmann transfers.

Application Value

Based on its definition, an arrival mode in which the earth-moon transfer flight time is less than half the period of the geocentric transfer orbit, i.e., the true anomaly at lunar arrival satisfies f <= pi. short-reach arriv.

Related Concepts

• 周期轨道（Periodic Orbit）
• 平动点轨道（Libration Point Orbit）
• 轨道转移（Orbit Transfer）

References

• 彭祺擘和张海联 - 2016 - 载人登月地月转移轨道方案综述