TY - GEN
T1 - Mission analysis of the sample return from primitive type near earth asteroid
AU - Kawakatsu, Yasuhiro
AU - Abe, Masanao
AU - Kawaguchi, Jun'ichiro
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Reported in this paper is the result of the mission analysis of the asteroid explorer mission. Following the results of HAYABUSA, the Japanese asteroid explorer, JAXA has started the study of the next asteroid exploration mission. The mission now under study gives priority on "early" achievement of the sample return from an asteroid with primitive composition. Therefore, the design of the spacecraft follows that of HAYABUSA basically as it is, and the spacecraft is planned to be launched in early 2010s. The objective of the mission analysis is to design a mission sequence, which has launch window in early 2010s, which is feasible by a HAYABUSA-type spacecraft, and whose target asteroid complies with the science objective. The result includes the selection of the target asteroid, the design of nominal mission sequence, and some back up plans.
AB - Reported in this paper is the result of the mission analysis of the asteroid explorer mission. Following the results of HAYABUSA, the Japanese asteroid explorer, JAXA has started the study of the next asteroid exploration mission. The mission now under study gives priority on "early" achievement of the sample return from an asteroid with primitive composition. Therefore, the design of the spacecraft follows that of HAYABUSA basically as it is, and the spacecraft is planned to be launched in early 2010s. The objective of the mission analysis is to design a mission sequence, which has launch window in early 2010s, which is feasible by a HAYABUSA-type spacecraft, and whose target asteroid complies with the science objective. The result includes the selection of the target asteroid, the design of nominal mission sequence, and some back up plans.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:55849133791
SN - 9780877035411
T3 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
SP - 2119
EP - 2131
BT - American Astronautical Society - Space Flight Mechanics 2007 - Advances in the Astronautical Sciences, Proceedings of the AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
T2 - 17th Annual Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Y2 - 28 January 2007 through 1 February 2007
ER -