Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 1982
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1982atfm.confr....m&link_type=abstract
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, 9th, San Diego, CA, Aug. 9-11, 1982
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Aerocapture, Planetary Orbits, Space Navigation, Spacecraft Guidance, Trajectory Control, Transfer Orbits, Hyperbolic Reentry, Lift, Optical Data Processing, Orbit Transfer Vehicles, Titan
Scientific paper
Aerocapture is a concept for inserting a spacecraft into orbit about a target planet. The energy required for orbit insertion is obtained from natural resources present at or near the target body, thereby reducing the amount of propellant which must be carried onboard. Specifically, the transfer from a hyperbolic flyby trajectory to a desired bound orbit is effected by aerodynamic lift and drag forces acting on the spacecraft during controlled flight through the atmosphere of either the target planet or a nearby satellite. A survey is provided of the trajectory guidance, navigation, and control aspects of aerocapture, and a summary is given of the results of a number of preliminary studies concerning certain of these aspects. The investigation has additional significance in connection with the current interest in aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicles, which may be used in conjunction with the Space Shuttle.
Cruz Manuel I.
Kechichian Jean A.
Mease K. D.
Weidner Richard J.
Wood James L.
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