In order to fly an occulter in formation with a telescope at the Sun-Earth L2 (SEL2) Libration Point, one must have a detailed understanding of the dy-namics that govern the restricted three body system. For initial purposes, a linear approximation is satisfactory, but operations will require a high-fidelity modeling tool along with strategic targeting methods in order to be successful. This paper focuses on the challenging dynamics of the transfer trajectories to achieve the relative positioning of two spacecraft to fly in formation at SEL2, in our case, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) and a proposed Starshade. By modeling the formation transfers using a high fidelity tool, an accurate V approximation can be made to as-sist with the development of the subsystem design required for a WFIRST and Starshade formation flight mission.


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    Title :

    Understanding the Sun-Earth Libration Point Orbit Formation Flying Challenges For WFIRST and Starshade


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Workshop on Satellite Constellations and Formation Flying (IWSCFF) 2017 ; 2017 ; Boulder, CO, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-06-19


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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