A small mission for in situ exploration of a primitive binary near-Earth asteroid

We present a concept for a challenging in situ science mission to a primitive, binary near-Earth asteroid. A sub-400-kg spacecraft would use solar electric propulsion to rendezvous with the C-class binary asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3. A campaign of remote observations of both worlds would be followed by landing on the ∼1 km diameter primary to perform in situ measurements. The total available payload mass would be around 34 kg, allowing a wide range of measurement objectives to be addressed. This mission arose during 2004 from the activities of the ad-hoc Small Bodies Group of the DLR-led Planetary Lander Initiative. Although the particular mission scenario proposed here was not studied further per se, the experience was carried over to subsequent European asteroid mission studies, including first LEONARD and now the Marco Polo near-Earth asteroid sample return proposal for ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme. This paper may thus be of interest as much for insight into the life cycle of mission proposals as for the concept itself.     

关于磁强计与磁力矩器分时工作方案的研究

鉴于磁力矩器与磁强计同时工作会对磁强计地磁测量精度产生很大影响,本文提出一个磁强计与磁力矩器分时工作的方案,然后比较了卫星姿控系统采用不分时/分时两种方案的差异,最后研究了不同分时比例对卫星姿态控制的影响。通过仿真发现:当姿控系统采用分时方案时,电能消耗较少,早期阶段的控制精度较高,而后期稳态阶段的控制精度则相对较低;随着磁力矩器占用时间比例的下降,卫星姿态控制精度呈抛物线下降,卫星进入稳态控制阶段的时间也大大延长;分时比例存在一个相当大的范围,当在此范围内变化时,卫星姿态控制精度较高且变化幅值不大。此外,研究结果也反映出PD控制律良好的控制能力和鲁棒性。     

基于天基光学短弧观测的GEO卫星分选

提出一种基于天基光学短弧观测数据集分选同步带目标的方法,引入测量属性和约束域概念。为利用短弧观测数据中的有效信息,以目标和平台的相对距离和距离变化率为坐标轴,建立约束域平面。利用GEO（地球同步轨道）目标运动特点,通过能量约束和假设轨道反演2种方法,从多个目标轨迹中分选出GEO目标。仿真结果表明,该算法可在数据库不完备的条件下通过短弧观测分选出同步轨道卫星。     

Synergistic approach of asteroid exploitation and planetary protection

The asteroid and cometary impact hazard has long been recognised as an important issue requiring risk assessment and contingency planning. At the same time asteroids have also been acknowledged as possible sources of raw materials for future large-scale space engineering ventures. This paper explores possible synergies between these two apparently opposed views; planetary protection and space resource exploitation. In particular, the paper assumes a 5 tonne low-thrust spacecraft as a baseline for asteroid deflection and capture (or resource transport) missions. The system is assumed to land on the asteroid and provide a continuous thrust able to modify the orbit of the asteroid according to the mission objective. The paper analyses the capability of such a near-term system to provide both planetary protection and asteroid resources to Earth. Results show that a 5 tonne spacecraft could provide a high level of protection for modest impact hazards: airburst and local damage events (caused by 15–170 m diameter objects). At the same time, the same spacecraft could also be used to transport to bound Earth orbits significant quantities of material through judicious use of orbital dynamics and passively safe aero-capture manoeuvres or low energy ballistic capture. As will be shown, a 5 tonne low-thrust spacecraft could potentially transport between 12 and 350 times its own mass of asteroid resources by means of ballistic capture or aero-capture trajectories that pose very low dynamical pressures on the object.     

Bolometric luminosities and brightness temperatures of BL Lac Objects and FR I radio galaxies

To understand the connection among the subclasses of BL Lac Objects, FR I radio galaxies and Flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs), here the correlations of the bolometric luminosities with redshifts and brightness temperatures of these objects are studied. The bolometric luminosities vary linearly with redshifts, but few objects are scattered at high redshift. The bolometric luminosity versus brightness temperature distribution shows a correlation between these two components, except a few scattered objects, mostly RBLs. The bolometric luminosities and brightness temperatures of FR I radio galaxies with low redshift (<0.1) and low spectral index (α_rx < 0.75) are comparable to those of XBLs and those characteristics of FR I radio galaxies, with relatively high redshift (>0.2) and high spectral index, can be comparable with RBLs with low redshift (z < 0.5) and low bolometric luminosity. Those scattered RBLs with high redshifts (z > 0.5) are believed to be in complex environment with companion galaxies, most of these RBLs are still unresolved. The bolometric luminosity and brightness temperature of these scattered RBLs are comparable to those of quasars. The FSRQs are at high redshifts and bolometric luminosities and the brightness temperatures are also high relative to BL Lac Objects. These results support the FRI/BL Lac unification scheme. It suggests that, the FR I radio galaxies may be the parent populations of the BL Lac Objects, but it needs more investigation to confirm the unification of FR I radio galaxies, XBLs and RBLs.     

基于单星测轨进行LEO和GEO目标编目

针对既有天基探测的不足,本着降低卫星制造难度、使用复杂度,拓展监视对象的原则,针对编目测轨所需,论证设计了一个采用零倾角、9 000km高度轨道,装有7个可见光探测器,以空域监视方式支持空间目标编目测轨的构想。该构想只需1颗卫星,即可形成空间目标编目所需的测轨,独立支持LEO（低地球轨道）和GEO（地球同步轨道）目标的编目管理,具有战略、战术双重价值。     

脉冲雷达探测中高轨道目标方法及试验

通过分析中高轨目标雷达回波信号特性,给出一种基于空间目标动力学约束的回波信号相参积累方法,介绍了信号积累模式下中高轨道目标的参数测量方法。通过对国内某型号雷达进行中高轨目标探测支路改造及相关试验,获取试验数据并对其进行分析,验证了原理的正确性和方法的可行性。     

基于立体观测的空间目标天基光学监视定位

利用天基观测平台实现对空间目标的有效监视是空间监视的发展方向和必然趋势。本文提出充分利用天基光学观测灵活性,采用基于双／多星立体观测定位的方法,提高空间目标监视定位效能,并就系统观测条件进行分析。