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Hyperbolic Injection Issues for MXER TethersMomentum-exchange/electrodynamic reboost (MXER) tether technology is currently being pursued to dramatically lower the launch mass and cost of interplanetary scientific spacecraft. A spacecraft boosted from LEO to a high-energy orbit by a MXER tether has most of the orbital energy it needs to escape the Earth's gravity well. However, the final targeting of the spacecraft to its eventual trajectory, and some of the unique issues brought on by the tether boost, are the subjects of this paper.
Document ID
20040000478
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Sorensen, Kirk (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA Paper 2003-5221
Report Number: AIAA Paper 2003-5221
Meeting Information
Meeting: 39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference
Location: Huntsville, AL
Country: United States
Start Date: July 20, 2003
End Date: July 23, 2003
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Electrical Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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