Upon completion of the Hartley 2 flyby in November 2010, the Deep Impact (DI) spacecraft resided in a solar orbit without possibility for gravity assist with any large body. Conservative estimates of remaining fuel were enough to provide only an 18 m/s impulse on the spacecraft. We present our method and results of our systematic scan of potential small body encounters for DI, and our criteria to narrow the selection to the asteroid 2002 GT as the target flyby body. The mission profile has two deterministic maneuvers to achieve the encounter, the first of which executed on November 25, 2011.
Target Search & Selection for the DI/EPOXI Spacecraft
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Co-located Conferences ; 2012 ; Minneapolis, MN, United States
13.08.2012
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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