中国空间科学技术 ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (5): 95-106.doi: 10.16708/j.cnki.1000-758X.2024.0077

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考虑太阳光压的小天体附近自然绕飞轨道研究

郎安琪,秦子浩,谭立国   

  1. 1 西安交通大学 机械结构强度与振动国家重点实验室,西安710049
    2 中国空间技术研究院西安分院,西安710000
    3 哈尔滨工业大学 空间环境与物质科学研究院,哈尔滨150001
  • 出版日期:2024-10-25 发布日期:2024-10-21

Study of natural orbits around small bodies considering solar radiation pressure

LANG Anqi,QIN Zihao,TAN Liguo   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structures,Xi′an Jiaotong University,Xi′an 710049,China
    2 China Academy of Space Technology(Xi′an),Xi′an 710000,China
    3 Laboratory for Space Environment and Physical Sciences,Harbin Institute of Technology,Harbin 150001,China
  • Published:2024-10-25 Online:2024-10-21

摘要: 在小天体附近是否存在探测器的长寿命自然绕飞轨道是近小天体段轨道设计中的重要问题。针对不规则小天体附近复杂动力学环境,综合考虑不规则引力摄动J2、J3、J4项,太阳光压摄动和可能存在的星蚀情况,基于平均动力学和冻结轨道求解方法发展了一种能够快速确定小行星附近长寿命自然绕飞轨道的类型和存在区域(轨道根数存在范围)的半解析方法。分析了考虑光压摄动、星蚀以及小行星-探测器系统参数变化对这些轨道存在区域的影响。搜索了潜在威胁小行星99942 Apophis附近可能存在的自然绕飞轨道,发现了两类长寿命轨道族:存在域小且对参数不确定性更敏感的向日轨道族和半长轴跨度范围较大且稳定性更好的晨昏线轨道族。研究结果表明太阳光压对不规则小天体附近长寿命绕飞轨道的存在情况影响显著。考虑光压摄动后,长寿命轨道存在域显著减小。随着光压摄动的增强,向日轨道偏心率增大,而晨昏线轨道偏心率减小,两类轨道的半长轴覆盖范围均减小。

关键词: 小行星, 不规则引力摄动, 太阳光压摄动, 阴影效应, 冻结轨道

Abstract: The forecasting and the location of long-lifetime orbits in close proximity of small celestial bodies are important concerns of orbital design for the near-small-body stage due to the weak gravity and considerable uncertainty of the physical characteristics and orbital dynamics.For the complex dynamical environment near irregular small celestial bodies,gravitational perturbations of J2,J3,J4 terms,solar radiation pressure(SRP)and eclipses are taken into account.A semi-analytical approach that can rapidly determine the type and existence region(range of initial orbital elements)of long-lifetime natural orbits around asteroids is developed based on averaged dynamics.An analysis is also conducted to assess the impact of factors,such as SRP,eclipses,and variations of the asteroid-probe system parameters,on the existence regions of these orbits.During the search for natural orbits around the potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis,two families of long-lifetime orbits are discovered.The first family consists of heliotropic orbits,which have a smaller existence region and are more sensitive to parameter uncertainties.The second family comprises terminator orbits,which exhibit a larger range of semi-major axes and demonstrate greater stability.The research indicates that SRP has a significant impact on the existence of long-lifetime orbits around irregular small celestial bodies.When considering the effects of SRP,the existence regions of these orbits are notably reduced.As the SRP strength becomes stronger,the heliotropic orbits tend to have higher eccentricities,while the terminator orbits have lower eccentricities,and the range of semi-major axes becomes smaller for both orbit families.

Key words: asteroid, irregular gravitational perturbations, solar radiation pressure, eclipse, frozen orbits