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Cubesat Minimoon Rendezvous Mission Synthesis and Analysis
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Space Technology.
University of Toronto, Canada.
2018 (English)In: IAC-18, International Astronautical Federation, 2018, article id IAC-18,A3,IP,65,x44584Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This paper introduces a mission concept for the remote characterization of a temporarily-captured asteroid, or “minimoon”, based on the utilization of the CubeSat form-factor. Minimoons are a subpopulation of the estimated two million Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) under 2 meters in diameter, which pass within the Moon’s orbit every year. These temporarily-captured objects do not remain in the Earth-Moon system for long, typically less than one year, and are thus a challenge for developing conventional spacecraft missions. A potential solution to this problem is to utilize the typical rapid-development timelines that CubeSat missions possess. This paper will analyze the requirements and limitations in developing a mission for a CubeSat to rendezvous or fly by a minimoon. This includes exploring the capabilities and applicability of the CubeSat technologies for such a mission, analyzing the erratic nature of minimoon orbits, lying out how such a mission project would be managed, and finally presenting a case study of such missions on the only known minimoon so far, Asteroid 2006 RH120.

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International Astronautical Federation, 2018. article id IAC-18,A3,IP,65,x44584
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Aerospace Engineering
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Onboard space systems
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86306Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85065708555OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86306DiVA, id: diva2:1579076
Conference
69th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2018), Bremen, Germany, October 1-5, 2018
Available from: 2021-07-08 Created: 2021-07-08 Last updated: 2021-07-08Bibliographically approved

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