TY - GEN
T1 - On ballistic acquisition of short period out-of-ecliptic trajectories
AU - Kawaguchi, Jun'ichiro
AU - Kawakatsu, Yasuhiro
AU - Morimoto, Mutsuko
AU - Atchison, Justin A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper presents new orbital synthesis results to achieve ballistic and short period out-of ecliptic trajectories, instead of using electric propulsion or solar sail acceleration. The strategy developed utilizes a Jovian gravity first, followed by polar very high speed gravity assists by Earth or Venus. So far, the use of very high speed gravity assists has been conceived not practically useful. However, this paper presents those still effectively contribute to amending the trajectories periods, and to acquiring small sized out-of-ecliptic ballistic trajectories. The biggest advantage of this strategy is to reduce propellant mass carried drastically.
AB - This paper presents new orbital synthesis results to achieve ballistic and short period out-of ecliptic trajectories, instead of using electric propulsion or solar sail acceleration. The strategy developed utilizes a Jovian gravity first, followed by polar very high speed gravity assists by Earth or Venus. So far, the use of very high speed gravity assists has been conceived not practically useful. However, this paper presents those still effectively contribute to amending the trajectories periods, and to acquiring small sized out-of-ecliptic ballistic trajectories. The biggest advantage of this strategy is to reduce propellant mass carried drastically.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053377907
SN - 9780877035572
T3 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
SP - 577
EP - 588
BT - Astrodynamics 2009 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
T2 - AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Y2 - 9 August 2009 through 13 August 2009
ER -