This paper presents the trajectory design for EQUilibriUm Lunar-Earth point 6U Spacecraft (EQUULEUS), which aims to demonstrate orbit control capability of CubeSats in the cislunar space. The mission plans to observe the far side of the Moon from an Earth-Moon L2 (EML2) libration point orbit. The EQUULEUS trajectory design needs to react to uncertainties of mission design parameters such as the launch conditions, errors, and thrust levels. The main challenge is to quickly design science orbits at EML2 and low-energy transfers from the post-deployment trajectory to the science orbits within the CubeSat’s limited propulsion capabilities. To overcome this challenge, we develop a systematic trajectory design approach that 1) designs over 13,000 EML2 quasi-halo orbits in a full-ephemeris model with a statistical stationkeeping cost evaluation, and 2) identifies families of low-energy transfers to the science orbits using lunar flybys and solar perturbations. The approach is successfully applied for the trajectory design of EQUULEUS.


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    Titel :

    EQUULEUS Trajectory Design


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    J Astronaut Sci


    Beteiligte:
    Oguri, Kenshiro (Autor:in) / Oshima, Kenta (Autor:in) / Campagnola, Stefano (Autor:in) / Kakihara, Kota (Autor:in) / Ozaki, Naoya (Autor:in) / Baresi, Nicola (Autor:in) / Kawakatsu, Yasuhiro (Autor:in) / Funase, Ryu (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-09-01


    Format / Umfang :

    27 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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