End-to-end trajectory design for a solar-sail-only pole-sitter at Venus, Earth, and Mars
End-to-end trajectory design for a solar-sail-only pole-sitter at Venus, Earth, and Mars
- Neue Suche nach: Heiligers, Jeannette
- Neue Suche nach: Vergaaij, Merel
- Neue Suche nach: Ceriotti, Matteo
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- Neue Suche nach: Heiligers, Jeannette
- Neue Suche nach: Vergaaij, Merel
- Neue Suche nach: Ceriotti, Matteo
Abstract The concept of a pole-sitter has been under investigation for many years, showing the capability of a low-thrust propulsion system to maintain a spacecraft at a static position along a planet’s polar axis. From such a position, the spacecraft has a view of the planet’s polar regions equivalent to that of the low- and mid-latitudes from geostationary orbit. Previous work has hinted at the existence of pole-sitters that would only require a solar sail to provide the necessary propulsive thrust if a slight deviation from a position exactly along the polar axis is allowed, without compromising on the continuous view of the planet’s polar region (a so-called quasi-pole-sitter). This paper conducts a further in-depth analysis of these high-potential solar-sail-only quasi-pole-sitters and presents a full end-to-end trajectory design: from launch and transfer to orbit design and orbit control. The results are the next steppingstone towards strengthening the feasibility and utility of these orbits for continuous planetary polar observation.
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End-to-end trajectory design for a solar-sail-only pole-sitter at Venus, Earth, and Mars
Advances in Space Research ; 67 , 9 ; 2995-3011
2020-06-10
17 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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