TY - GEN
T1 - A survey of mission opportunities to trans-neptunian objects-Part II, orbital capture
AU - Gleaves, Ashley
AU - Allen, Randall
AU - Tupis, Adam
AU - Quigley, John
AU - Moon, Adam
AU - Roe, Eric
AU - Spencer, David
AU - Youst, Nicholas
AU - Lyne, James Evans
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Previous studies have identified viable flyby trajectories to several large trans-Neptunian Objects. In the present study, the potential for orbital capture is examined at Huya, Ixion, Orcus, Rhadamanthus, Salacia, Sedna, and Varuna. Transit times are limited to 25 years; all trajectories use a gravity assist flyby at Jupiter and assume launch either on an Atlas V 551 or a Delta IV HLV. For selected cases, payloads in excess of 200 kg can be captured into orbit about the target, with Huya and Ixion being the most promising candidates. While the emphasis of this study is on high-thrust trajectories, a single low thrust mission to Huya is considered for comparison, yielding favorable results.
AB - Previous studies have identified viable flyby trajectories to several large trans-Neptunian Objects. In the present study, the potential for orbital capture is examined at Huya, Ixion, Orcus, Rhadamanthus, Salacia, Sedna, and Varuna. Transit times are limited to 25 years; all trajectories use a gravity assist flyby at Jupiter and assume launch either on an Atlas V 551 or a Delta IV HLV. For selected cases, payloads in excess of 200 kg can be captured into orbit about the target, with Huya and Ixion being the most promising candidates. While the emphasis of this study is on high-thrust trajectories, a single low thrust mission to Huya is considered for comparison, yielding favorable results.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2012-5066
DO - 10.2514/6.2012-5066
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84880812987
SN - 9781624101823
T3 - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2012
BT - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2012
T2 - AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference 2012
Y2 - 13 August 2012 through 16 August 2012
ER -