Contingency target assessment,trajectory design,and analysis for NASA’s NEA scout solar sail mission |
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| Authors: | James B Pezent Rohan Sood Andrew Heaton |
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| Institution: | 1. Astrodynamics and Space Research Laboratory, The University of Alabama, 245 7th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, USA;2. EV/42, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA |
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| Abstract: | The presented study examines contingency target selection and trajectory design for NASA’s Near-Earth Asteroid Scout mission under the assumption of a missed lunar gravity assist. Two previously considered asteroids are selected as potential targets for the given scenario based on favorable orbital characteristics for launch dates ranging from June 27, 2020 through July 26, 2020. Initially, a simplified circular restricted 3-body problem + ideal solar sail model is utilized to survey trajectory options for a month-long launch window. Selected solutions from this data set are then converged in an N-body ephemeris + non-ideal sail model. Results suggest that NEA Scout can still perform asteroid rendezvous mission under the missed lunar gravity assist scenario with new targets, 2019 GF1, 2018 PK21, and 2007 UN12, based on the target launch dates. Further target assessment is carried out for 165 days beyond the current June 27, 2020 launch date. |
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| Keywords: | NEA scout mission Solar sail Trajectory design Target assessment Near-Earth asteroids |
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