Lissajous orbit [SEP] named after
Lissajous orbit
In orbital mechanics, a Lissajous orbit (), named after Jules Antoine Lissajous, is a quasi-periodic orbital trajectory that an object can follow around a Lagrangian point of a three-body system without requiring any propulsion. Lyapunov orbits around a Lagrangian point are curved paths that lie entirely in the plane of the two primary bodies. In contrast, Lissajous orbits include components in this plane and perpendicular to it, and follow a Lissajous curve. Halo orbits also include components perpendicular to the plane, but they
Earth.
See also.
- Interplanetary Transport Network
- Lissajous orbit, another Lagrangian-point orbit which generalizes halo orbits.
External links.
- SOHO - The Trip to the L1 Halo Orbit
- Low Energy Interplanetary Transfers Using Halo Orbit Hopping Method with STK/Astrogator
- Gaia's Lissajous Type Orbit — a Lissajous-type orbit, "i.e.", a near-circular ellipse or "halo"