Touring Cislunar Periodic Orbit, TCPO

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

A class of periodic orbits traversing wide spatial expanses of the Earth-Moon system, capable of periodically visiting the Earth, Moon, and multiple Lagrange points; suitable for logistics missions requiring coverage of large cislunar volumes.

Application Value

This concept plays an important role in cislunar orbit design and transfer analysis, useful for studying orbital stability, designing transfer schemes, and evaluating mission performance.

Related Concepts

• Lunar Free-Return Orbit, LFO
• Weak Stability Boundary-like Ballistic Transfer, WSB-like
• Planar Lunar Orbit, PLO
• Low-thrust Orbit Transfer

References

• Wilmer 等 - 2025.