TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Zhong-Sheng AU - Meng, Zhanfeng AU - Gao, Shan AU - Peng, Jing PY - 2021 TI - Orbit Design Elements of Chang’e 5 Mission JO - Space: Science & Technology SN - 2692-7659 SP - 9897105 VL - 2021 AB - The three key orbit design technologies employed in the Chang’e 5 mission are identified and discussed in this paper: orbit design for lunar orbit rendezvous and docking, orbit design for precision lunar landing and inclination optimization, and orbit design for Moon-to-Earth transfer. First, an overview of the Chang’e 5 mission profile is presented, which is followed by detailed discussions of the three key orbit design technologies, including an introduction of the tracking-based orbit design methodology. Flight data are provided to demonstrate the correctness of the designs. UR - https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9897105 DO - 10.34133/2021/9897105