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On the design of low‐thrust transfers through L 1 for the ESMO mission
Author(s) -
Novak Daniel,
Heiligers Jeannette,
Vasile Massimiliano
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200700304
Subject(s) - orbiter , payload (computing) , aerospace engineering , propulsion , aeronautics , launched , thrust , astrobiology , launch vehicle , environmental science , engineering , computer science , physics , electrical engineering , computer security , network packet
The following paper summarises the mission analysis studies performed for the phase A of the solar electric propulsion option of the European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) mission. ESMO is scheduled to be launched in 2011, as an auxiliary payload on board an Ariane 5. Hence the lack of influence on the launch date. Two methods were devised to assess efficiently wide launch windows for the Earth‐Moon transfer, they are presented below. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)