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astro-ph.EP2025
Fully analytical propagator for lunar satellite orbits in closed form
Rita Mastroianni, Edoardo Legnaro, Christos Efthymiopoulos
We present a fully analytical propagator for the orbits of lunar artificial satellites in a lunar gravity and third-body model sufficiently precise for a wide range of practical ap…
astro-ph.EP2024
Secular dynamics and the lifetimes of lunar artificial satellites under natural force-driven orbital evolution
Edoardo Legnaro, Christos Efthymiopoulos
In this paper, we study the long-term (time scale of several years) orbital evolution of lunar satellites under the sole action of natural forces. In particular, we focus on secula…