An Earth–Moon system trajectory design reference catalog

• An interactive catalog of periodic orbits in the Earth–Moon system is explored.
• Known periodic families in the circular restricted three-body problem are exploited.
• Summaries of characteristic quantities enable simple visualization of orbit families.
• A ‘dynamic’ catalog facilitates rapid and intuitive trajectory design.
• Candidate orbits may be exported to an end-to-end trajectory design environment.

As demonstrated by ongoing concept designs and the recent ARTEMIS mission, there is, currently, significant interest in exploiting three-body dynamics in the design of trajectories for both robotic and human missions within the Earth–Moon system. The concept of an interactive and ‘dynamic’ catalog of potential solutions in the Earth–Moon system is explored within this paper and analyzed as a framework to guide trajectory design. Characterizing and compiling periodic and quasi-periodic solutions that exist in the circular restricted three-body problem may offer faster and more efficient strategies for orbit design, while also delivering innovative mission design parameters for further examination.