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An interesting point from that page: >A full n-body dynamical system such as the Solar System does not contain these periodic orbits, but does contain quasi-pe
by Isamu 8y ago
An interesting point from that page:
>A full n-body dynamical system such as the Solar System does not contain these periodic orbits, but does contain quasi-periodic (i.e. bounded but not precisely repeating) orbits following Lissajous-curve trajectories. These quasi-periodic Lissajous orbits are what most of Lagrangian-point space missions have used until now. Although they are not perfectly stable, a modest effort of station keeping keeps a spacecraft in a desired Lissajous orbit for a long time.