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‎Planetary Artificial Lagrange Orbits

Ben at 19:41, 17 September 2009

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2009-09-17T14:58:13Z

‎Lunar Artificial Lagrange Orbits

Ben: New page: {{Stub}} When a planet orbits a star, or a moon orbits a planet, there are Lagrange points where gravity and centrifugal acceleration (from the smaller body's...

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New page: {{Stub}} When a planet orbits a star, or a moon orbits a planet, there are Lagrange points where gravity and centrifugal acceleration (from the smaller body's...

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When a planet orbits a star, or a moon orbits a planet, there are [[wikipedia:Lagrange points|Lagrange points]] where gravity and centrifugal acceleration (from the smaller body's orbital motion) are in equilibrium. Spacecraft and natural objects, like asteroids, may orbit these points. The thrust of a solar sail can change where equilibrium is reached, and where a spacecraft can orbit. These new artificial Lagrange orbits (ALO) enable a unique perspective for a variety of applications.

==Planetary Artificial Lagrange Orbits==
Solar sails enable periodic orbits displaced from the natural Sun-planet Lagrange points.
<cite>McInnes1999</cite>

==Lunar Artificial Lagrange Orbits==
Solar sails enabled periodic orbits displaced from the natural Lunar lagrange points.
<cite>McInnes1999:Simoetal2008:Simoetal2009</cite>

==See Also==
* [[Geostorm]]

==References==
{{Bibliography}}

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 Solar sails enable periodic orbits displaced from the natural Sun-planet Lagrange points.
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-When a planet orbits a star, or a moon orbits a planet, there are [[wikipedia:Lagrange points|Lagrange points]] where gravity and centrifugal acceleration (from the smaller body's orbital motion) are in equilibrium. Spacecraft and natural objects, like asteroids, may orbit these points. The thrust of a solar sail can change where equilibrium is reached, and where a spacecraft can orbit. These new artificial Lagrange orbits (ALO) enable a unique perspective for a variety of applications.
+When a planet orbits a star, or a moon orbits a planet, there are [[wikipedia:Lagrange points|Lagrange points]] where gravity and centrifugal acceleration from the smaller body's orbital motion balance. Spacecraft and natural objects, like asteroids, may orbit these points. The thrust of a solar sail can change the location of the balance point, and where a spacecraft can orbit. These new artificial Lagrange orbits (ALOs) enable a unique perspective for a variety of applications.
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-Solar sails enabled periodic orbits displaced from the natural Lunar lagrange points.
+Solar sails enable periodic orbits displaced from the natural Lunar lagrange points.
 <cite>McInnes1999:Simoetal2008:Simoetal2009:Simoetal2009b</cite>