The gravity tractor concept is a proposed method to deflect an imminent asteroid impact through gravitational tugging over a time scale of years. In this study, we present mission scenarios and operational considerations for asteroid mitigation efforts involving multiple gravity tractors. We quantify the deflection performance improvement provided by a multiple gravity tractor campaign and assess its sensitivity to staggered launches. We next explore several proximity operation strategies to accommodate multiple gravity tractors at a single asteroid including formation-flying and mechanically-docked configurations. Finally, we utilize 99942 Apophis as an illustrative example to assess the performance of a multiple gravity tractor campaign.


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    Titel :

    Mission Concepts and Operations for Asteroid Mitigation Involving Multiple Gravity Tractors


    Beteiligte:
    C. Foster (Autor:in) / J. Bellerose (Autor:in) / B. Jaroux (Autor:in) / D. Mauro (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2012


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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