A Method for Determining Approximate Propulsion Cutoff Conditions for Ballistic Interplanetary Trajectories

Louis N. Rowell

ResearchPublished 1960

A method for determining approximate propulsion cutoff conditions for any ballistic-type interplanetary trajectory. It is assumed that the heliocentric portion of the trajectory originates near perihelion of the heliocentric orbit. The necessary computation is made without using a large-scale digital computer, yet with sufficient accuracy for many planning and engineering design studies.

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Rowell, Louis N., A Method for Determining Approximate Propulsion Cutoff Conditions for Ballistic Interplanetary Trajectories. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM2671.html.
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