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Optimal solar sail spiral to escapeA solar sail is being considered for various solar system missions, such as a comet rendezvous and a planetary sample return. Such missions might include a planetocentric escape or capture trajectory segment. This paper considers a method for calculating time optimal planetocentric solar sail spiral trajectories to near escape and orbit to orbit transfers. A number of examples illustrate trajectories generated with a computer program, SUNSPOT, based on this analysis.
Document ID
19780047992
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sackett, L. L. (Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Cambridge, Mass., United States)
Edelbaum, T. N. (Draper (Charles Stark) Lab., Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1977
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Accession Number
78A31901
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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