Low Earth Orbit Service Station

Author: Tianjiang Shuo

Website: https://cislunarspace.cn

Definition

An on-orbit refueling and vehicle turnover facility in low Earth orbit, serving as the origin and destination of airline-flight-mode cislunar round-trip transport. In this paper, it orbits at 350 km altitude with 35° inclination, subject to Earth's central gravity and J2 perturbation, with a 3-day docking duration. Transport vehicles refuel here before departing for the DRO service station, and return here for recovery and reuse.

Application Value

This concept has important application value in cislunar space research and mission design.

Related Concepts

• Distant Retrograde Orbit Service Station
• Asteroid Redirect Mission, ARM

References

• 宝音贺西 等 - 2025 - 地月空间DRO航班化往返转移多脉冲轨迹优化