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Lagrange Point Stability 3D Explorer vs Lagrange Points 3D Explorer


Both pages teach real Sun-Earth Lagrange-point geometry in one page load - 0 MB installed, USD 0, no account. The Lagrange Points 3D Explorer shows WHERE the five Sun-Earth points sit and which real spacecraft fly near them; the Lagrange Point Stability 3D Explorer answers WHY three of them always fail and two hold only below a real mass-ratio threshold.


The numbers side by side

AspectLagrange Points ExplorerLagrange Point Stability Explorer
Install size0 MB - runs in the browser0 MB - runs in the browser
PriceUSD 0USD 0
Key figuresL1/L2 about 1.5 million km from Earth, L4/L5 at 60 deg, SOHO near L1, JWST near L2Routh's critical mass ratio about 0.0385, mass ratios from Sun-Earth (about 3.0e-6) to Pluto-Charon (about 0.1044)
Mass ratio changesfixed at the real Sun-Earth ratioa log-scaled slider plus four real-system presets
Stability shownnot addressed - points are placed, not testeda genuine RK4 integration of five perturbed test points every frame

Where the Lagrange Points Explorer wins

The Lagrange Points Explorer wins when the question is simply where the five Sun-Earth points sit and which real missions - SOHO, JWST - use them, with no slider to change.


Where the Lagrange Point Stability Explorer wins

The Lagrange Point Stability Explorer wins when the question is why L1, L2, and L3 always drift away while L4 and L5 hold only under a real threshold - it is the only page on the site with a live mass-ratio slider, four real-system presets, and a genuine numerical integration deciding the outcome.


A reasonable rule

As a reasonable rule, use the Lagrange Points Explorer first to see where the five Sun-Earth points are and which spacecraft sit near them, then use the Lagrange Point Stability Explorer to see why only two of those five points could ever hold something in place - and exactly when even those two let go.

See how to use the Lagrange Point Stability 3D Explorer for a step-by-step walkthrough.

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