Orbit design for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA)

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Autorschaft

  • Yan Xia
  • Guangyu Li
  • Gerhard Heinzel
  • Albrecht Rüdiger
  • Yongjie Luo

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Externe Organisationen

  • CAS - Purple Mountain Observatory
  • Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik (Albert-Einstein-Institut)
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)179-186
Seitenumfang8
FachzeitschriftScience China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy
Jahrgang53
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 30 Jan. 2010

Abstract

The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a joint ESA-NASA mission for detecting low-frequency gravitational waves in the frequency range from 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz, by using accurate laser interferometry between three spacecrafts, which will be launched around 2018 and one year later reach their operational orbits around the Sun. In order to operate successfully, it is crucial for the constellation of the three spacecrafts to have extremely high stability. Based on the study of operational orbits for a 2015 launch, we design the operational orbits of beginning epoch on 2019-03-01, and introduce the method of orbit design and optimization. We design the orbits of the transfer from Earth to the operational orbits, including launch phase and separation phase; furthermore, the relationship between energy requirement and flight time of these two orbit phases is investigated. Finally, an example of the whole orbit design is presented.

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Orbit design for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). / Xia, Yan; Li, Guangyu; Heinzel, Gerhard et al.
in: Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, Jahrgang 53, Nr. 1, 30.01.2010, S. 179-186.

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Xia Y, Li G, Heinzel G, Rüdiger A, Luo Y. Orbit design for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy. 2010 Jan 30;53(1):179-186. doi: 10.1007/s11433-010-0100-7
Xia, Yan ; Li, Guangyu ; Heinzel, Gerhard et al. / Orbit design for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA). in: Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy. 2010 ; Jahrgang 53, Nr. 1. S. 179-186.
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