HopDavid
Hop David
I believe Lagrange points have potential importance as hubs to low delta V "Space Super Highways", especially L1 and L2 regions.
This community has already shown interest in one of my efforts, a Hohmann launch window schedule spreadsheet.
I'm hoping some of you will use my L1 and L2 spreadsheet to explore use of Lagrange points in low delta vee routes. This spreadsheet gives distance in kilometers of L1 and L2 from various orbiting bodies.
I have also set up a Java sim that allows user to launch at different velocities from L1 or L2 (choice of launch neighborhood can be made on page 1). The user can set mass fraction of orbiting body (µ) of the total system. (this is on page 2). By setting mass fraction the user can imitate various systems: sun-earth, earth-moon, sun-Jupiter, etc. The units of this Java sim are based on a PCR3BP (planar circular restricted 3 body problem) model by Koon, Lo, Marsden, and Ross. A very interesting pdf by these gentlemen can be downloaded from this page.
As I mentioned, I believe Lagrange regions will become very important in human endeavors to develop space. Hopefully this topic will capture the imagination and attention of enthusiasts in the Orbiter community.
If anyone has already set up Lagrange sims, I hope you will let me know.
This community has already shown interest in one of my efforts, a Hohmann launch window schedule spreadsheet.
I'm hoping some of you will use my L1 and L2 spreadsheet to explore use of Lagrange points in low delta vee routes. This spreadsheet gives distance in kilometers of L1 and L2 from various orbiting bodies.
I have also set up a Java sim that allows user to launch at different velocities from L1 or L2 (choice of launch neighborhood can be made on page 1). The user can set mass fraction of orbiting body (µ) of the total system. (this is on page 2). By setting mass fraction the user can imitate various systems: sun-earth, earth-moon, sun-Jupiter, etc. The units of this Java sim are based on a PCR3BP (planar circular restricted 3 body problem) model by Koon, Lo, Marsden, and Ross. A very interesting pdf by these gentlemen can be downloaded from this page.
As I mentioned, I believe Lagrange regions will become very important in human endeavors to develop space. Hopefully this topic will capture the imagination and attention of enthusiasts in the Orbiter community.
If anyone has already set up Lagrange sims, I hope you will let me know.
