Assessment of Aerocapture for Orbit Insertion of Small Satellites at Mars
Autor: | Giusy Falcone, James W. Williams, Zachary R. Putnam |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Physics
020301 aerospace & aeronautics business.industry Aerocapture Aerospace Engineering Orbital eccentricity 02 engineering and technology Mars Exploration Program 01 natural sciences Aerobraking 010305 fluids & plasmas Propellant mass fraction 0203 mechanical engineering Space and Planetary Science Space Shuttle thermal protection system 0103 physical sciences Current technology Aerospace engineering business Orbit insertion |
Zdroj: | Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 56:1689-1703 |
ISSN: | 1533-6794 0022-4650 |
DOI: | 10.2514/1.a34444 |
Popis: | Small satellites may provide a low-cost platform for targeted science investigations in the Mars system. With current technology, small satellites require ride shares with larger orbiters to captur... |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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