Characteristics of quasi-terminator orbits near primitive bodies

Broschart, Stephen B.; Lantoine, Gregory; Grebow, Daniel J.

dc.contributor.author	Broschart, Stephen B.
dc.contributor.author	Lantoine, Gregory
dc.contributor.author	Grebow, Daniel J.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-11T00:27:05Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-11T00:27:05Z
dc.date.issued	2013-01-10
dc.identifier.citation	23rd AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii, February 10-14 2013	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	13-0697
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44068
dc.description.abstract	Quasi-terminator orbits are introduced as a class of quasi-periodic trajectories in the solar radiation pressure (SRP) perturbed Hill dynamics. These orbits offer significant displacements along the Sun-direction without the need for station-keeping maneuvers. Thus, quasi-terminator orbits have application to primitive-body missions, where a variety of observation geometries relative to the Sun (or other directions) can be achieved. This paper describes the characteristics of these orbits as a function of normalized SRP strength and invariant torus frequency ratio and presents a discussion of mission design considerations for a global surface mapping orbit design.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2013	en_US
dc.subject	solar radiation pressure (SRP)	en_US
dc.subject	orbital motions	en_US
dc.subject	plane-of-sky orbits	en_US
dc.subject	celestial bodies	en_US
dc.title	Characteristics of quasi-terminator orbits near primitive bodies	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US