Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8055724 | Acta Astronautica | 2018 | 42 Pages |
Abstract
Lunar IceCube is a 6U CubeSat that is designed to detect and observe lunar volatiles from a highly inclined orbit. This spacecraft, equipped with a low-thrust engine, is expected to be deployed from the upcoming Exploration Mission-1 vehicle. However, significant uncertainty in the deployment conditions for secondary payloads impacts both the availability and geometry of transfers that deliver the spacecraft to the lunar vicinity. A framework that leverages dynamical systems techniques is applied to a recently updated set of deployment conditions and spacecraft parameter values for the Lunar IceCube mission, demonstrating the capability for rapid trajectory design.
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Authors
Natasha Bosanac, Andrew D. Cox, Kathleen C. Howell, David C. Folta,