Category
page 1Three-body orbits
horseshoe orbit
type of co-orbital motion of a small orbiting body relative to a larger orbiting body
halo orbit
periodic, three-dimensional orbit near the L1, L2 or L3 Lagrange points in the three-body problem of orbital mechanics
Lissajous orbit
quasi-periodic orbital trajectory
Lyapunov stability
property of a dynamical system where solutions near an equilibrium point remain so
free-return trajectory
trajectory of a spacecraft to a secondary body which allows the vehicle to return to the primary body without propulsion
distant retrograde orbit
Periodic, three-dimensional circuit near the L1 and L2 points in the three-body problem
near-rectilinear halo orbit
periodic, three-dimensional circuit near the L1 Lagrange point in the three-body problem