In celestial mechanics, the Lagrange points (/ləˈɡrɑːndʒ/; also Lagrangian points or libration points) are points of equilibrium for small-mass objects... 50 KB (5,705 words) - 15:45, 18 April 2024 |
ESA Vigil (redirect from Lagrange (spacecraft)) purpose the Vigil mission will place for the first time a spacecraft at Sun-Earth Lagrange point 5 (L5) from where it would get a 'side' view of the Sun... 15 KB (1,810 words) - 11:10, 11 January 2024 |
Aditya-L1 (redirect from Aditya (spacecraft)) (/aːd̪it̪jə/) (from Sanskrit: Aditya, "Sun" and L1, "Lagrange point 1") is a coronagraphy spacecraft for studying the solar atmosphere, designed and developed... 40 KB (3,517 words) - 16:44, 22 April 2024 |
Orbital station-keeping (section Lagrange points) thrusters are needed for fine control maneuvers. For spacecraft in a halo orbit around a Lagrange point, station-keeping is even more fundamental, as such... 14 KB (1,752 words) - 11:10, 15 November 2023 |
Deep Space Climate Observatory (category Artificial satellites at Earth-Sun Lagrange points) DSCOVR was originally proposed as an Earth observation spacecraft positioned at the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point, providing live video of the sunlit side of... 33 KB (3,201 words) - 01:29, 25 December 2023 |
International Cometary Explorer (category Artificial satellites at Earth-Sun Lagrange points) was the first spacecraft to be placed in a halo orbit at the L1 Earth-Sun Lagrange point. Renamed ICE, it became the first spacecraft to visit a comet... 31 KB (3,218 words) - 12:03, 1 April 2024 |