EFFICIENT LUNAR GRAVITY ASSISTS FOR SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION MISSIONS

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Landau, Damon [1 ]
McElrath, Tim P. [1 ]
Grebow, Dan [1 ]
Strange, Nathan J. [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
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SPACEFLIGHT MECHANICS 2012 | 2012年 / 143卷
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V [航空、航天];
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The combination of lunar gravity assists for Earth escape and similar to 1.25 yr. of SEP V-infinity leveraging effectively boosts the performance of a given launch vehicle. Two methods are available to establish a launch period with lunar gravity assists, where the energy achievable with lunar escape has been characterized as a function of right ascension, declination, and launch energy. The increased launch efficiency makes a Falcon 9 perform like an Atlas V (401) at low C-3 or like an Atlas V (531) at high C-3. An Atlas V (551) outperforms a Delta IV Heavy for C-3 above 24 km(2)/s(2).
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页码:917 / 934
页数:18
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