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Trajectory Design from GTO to Near-Equatorial Lunar Orbit for the Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) SpacecraftThe trajectory design for the Dark Ages Radio Explorer (DARE) mission concept involves launching the DARE spacecraft into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) as a secondary payload. From GTO, the spacecraft then transfers to a lunar orbit that is stable (i.e., no station-keeping maneuvers are required with minimum perilune altitude always above 40 km) and allows for more than 1,000 cumulative hours for science measurements in the radio-quiet region located on the lunar farside.



Document ID
20150022372
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Genova, Anthony L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Yang Yang, Fan (Science and Technology Corp. Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Perez, Andres Dono (Universities Space Research Association Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Galal, Ken F. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Faber, Nicolas T. (Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc. (SGT, Inc.) Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Mitchell, Scott (Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. Boulder, CO, United States)
Landin, Brett (Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Burns, Jack O. (Colorado Univ. Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
December 8, 2015
Publication Date
January 1, 2015
Subject Category
Engineering (General)
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN21205
AAS-15-456
Report Number: ARC-E-DAA-TN21205
Report Number: AAS-15-456
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Williamsburg, VA
Country: United States
Start Date: January 11, 2015
End Date: January 15, 2015
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Astronautical Society
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX14AF94A
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA10DF26C
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA13AC87C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Lunar orbit
Trajectory design
DARE

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