The EUNEOS mission - a European NEO space-based observatory

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Nov 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003esasp.542...47m&link_type=abstract

In: Proceedings of the Fifth IAA International Conference on Low-Cost Planetary Missions, 24-26 September 2003, Noordwijk, The N

Computer Science

Space Missions, Near-Earth Objects

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In the work frame of a recent ESA funded study on the preparation of space missions related to NEOs, Alcatel Space in collaboration with the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur proposed an innovative concept of space-based observatory aiming at discovering a significant fraction (~80%) of the PHO population with H<20.5 in 5 years (the EUNEOS goal). To achieve such a level of completeness, a medium size optical telescope on an orbit totally interior to Venus is proposed performing a systematic survey of the selected band of the sky. To reach the proposed operational orbit with virtually no additional manoeuvre after leaving the Earth, a gravitational assist by Venus is envisaged.

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