Methoden vergleichen

	Hohmann-Transfer	Orbit Determination (Lambertsches Problem)
Fachgebiet	Angewandte Physik	Angewandte Physik
Familie	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Entstehungsjahr	1925	1761
Urheber	Walter Hohmann	Johann Heinrich Lambert
Typ	Trajectory optimization algorithm	Orbital computation algorithm
Wegweisende Quelle	Hohmann, W. (1925). Die Erreichbarkeit der Himmelskörper. R. Oldenbourg.	Lambert, J. H. (1761). Acta Helvetica. Physico-Mathematico-Anatomico-Botanico-Medica.
Aliasnamen	Hohmann-Vallado transfer, two-impulse maneuver	Lambert's problem, Lambert-Godstein trajectory problem
Verwandt	4	4
Zusammenfassung	The Hohmann transfer is a maneuver that transfers a spacecraft between two circular orbits using two impulsive burns (velocity changes). Introduced by German engineer Walter Hohmann in 1925, it is the most fuel-efficient method for coplanar orbital transfers when the transfer time is not severely constrained. The transfer orbit is an ellipse tangent to both the initial and final orbits.	Lambert's problem is a classical astrodynamics boundary-value problem that determines an orbit connecting two points in space given a transfer time. Formulated by Johann Heinrich Lambert in the 18th century, it is fundamental to trajectory design for interplanetary missions and spacecraft maneuvers. The solution provides the orbital elements and velocities needed to transition between two positions.