The discovery of 2016 HO3 and its classification as a quasi-satellite has sparked a stronger interest towards Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs). This work presents low-thrust low-power mission designs to various NEAs using an EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA). A global trajectory optimizer (EMTG) was used to generate mission solutions to a select 13 NEAs using a 200 watt BHT-200 thruster as a proof of concept. The missions presented here demonstrate that a low-cost electric propulsion ESPA mission to NEAs is a feasible concept for many asteroids.


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    Title :

    Low Thrust Mission Trajectories to Near Earth Asteroids


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    2017 International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC) ; 2017 ; Atlanta, GA, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-10-08


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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