Orbit design and optimization for the gravitational wave detection of LISA

authored by: Y. Xia, G. Li, Y. Luo, Z. Yi, G. Heinzel, A. Rüdiger
Abstract: The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a joint ESA-NASA mission for detecting low-frequency gravitational waves, by using accurate distance measurements with 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 designed the operational orbits of beginning epoch on 2019-03-01, analyzed the acceptable error range of the injection, and introduced the method of orbit design and optimization.
Organisation(s): Institute of Gravitation Physics
External Organisation(s): CAS - Purple Mountain Observatory
Nanjing University
Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)
Type: Conference contribution
Pages: 78-83
No. of pages: 6
Publication date: 2010
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814307673_0007 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@inproceedings{6b68f33826d24d17a1c6edaa2a8ca275,
title = "Orbit design and optimization for the gravitational wave detection of LISA",
abstract = "The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is a joint ESA-NASA mission for detecting low-frequency gravitational waves, by using accurate distance measurements with 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 designed the operational orbits of beginning epoch on 2019-03-01, analyzed the acceptable error range of the injection, and introduced the method of orbit design and optimization.",
keywords = "Co-orbital restricted problem, Orbit design, Orbit optimization",
author = "Y. Xia and G. Li and Y. Luo and Z. Yi and G. Heinzel and A. R{\"u}diger",
year = "2010",
doi = "10.1142/9789814307673_0007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9814307661",
series = "Proceedings of the 9th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Gravitation and Astrophysics, ICGA 2009",
publisher = "World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd",
pages = "78--83",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 9th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Gravitation and Astrophysics, ICGA 2009",
address = "Singapore",
note = "9th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Gravitation and Astrophysics, ICGA 2009 ; Conference date: 29-06-2009 Through 02-07-2009",
}