Use of halo orbits to provide a communication link between earth and Mars

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Communication Networks, Communication Satellites, Interplanetary Communication, Lagrangian Equilibrium Points, Orbits, Three Body Problem, Equations Of Motion, Stationkeeping, Transfer Orbits

Scientific paper

A communication network is proposed to provide continuous communication coverage between earth and Mars for multiple Mars missions by using orbits that can be computed as solutions to the elliptic restricted three-body problem. Such a communication network could alleviate the need and lower the cost significantly for complex and cumbersome communication systems on Martian exploration vehicles. This paper describes one type of network that could provide an effective means to implement such a communication system as a relay between earth and Mars. The preliminary design of the halo orbits, transfer trajectories, stationkeeping, and communication requirements (including data rates and power requirements) is summarized.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Use of halo orbits to provide a communication link between earth and Mars does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Use of halo orbits to provide a communication link between earth and Mars, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Use of halo orbits to provide a communication link between earth and Mars will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1165146

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.