Satellite

Engineering

Orbit (dynamics)

Aerospace engineering

Galaxy

Ephemeris

Particle physics

Astrophysics

Stability (learning theory)

Atomic physics

Computer science

Orbital elements

Acoustics

Orbital mechanics

Classical mechanics

Physics

Halo orbit

Astronomy

Lagrangian point

Resonance (particle physics)

Halo

Eclipse

Orbital period

Period (music)

Stars

Machine learning

Circular orbit

Celestial mechanics

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Near rectilinear halo orbits (NRHOs), a subset of the $$L_1$$ L 1 and $$L_2$$ L 2 halo orbit families, are strong candidates for a future inhabited facility in line with the goals for NASA’s long-term cislunar transportation network. Higher-period dynamical structures that bifurcate from the NRHO region of the $$L_2$$ L 2 halo family offer additional insight into motion departing from or arriving into the vicinity. Characteristics of the NRHOs and the higher-period orbits, including stability and eclipse-avoidance properties, are presented and their persistence is verified in a higher-fidelity ephemeris model.

Near rectilinear halo orbits and nearby higher-period dynamical structures: orbital stability and resonance properties