The current interest in sending a probe to the surface of Europa in search of life demands not only efficient strategies in mission design, but also requires the capability of knowing the navigability of such types of trajectories. An initial search to find low-energy approach trajectories with a variety of topologies that are challenging to navigate is initially performed in the circular restricted three-body problem. These trajectories are subsequently converted to the ephemeris model and used for detailed navigation analysis. We explore several maneuver strategies and assess spacecraft state uncertainties at Europa arrival as well as fuel consumption.
Navigating Low-Energy Trajectories to Land on the Surface of Europa
2021-01-31
Preprint
No indication
English
TRAJECTORIES FOR EUROPA FLYBY SAMPLE RETURN
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2016
|Trajectories for Europa Flyby Sample Return
AIAA | 2016
|Trajectories for Europa Flyby Sample Return
NTRS | 2016
|