Coverage and control of constellations of elliptical inclined frozen lunar orbits
A great deal of scientific interest exists regarding the permanently shadowed craters near the poles of the Moon where there may be frozen volatiles. These regions, particularly the Moon’s South Pole, have been proposed for extensive robotic and human exploration. Unfortunately, they are typically n...
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ftnasajpl:oai:trs.jpl.nasa.gov:2014/39479 2023-05-15T18:22:14+02:00 Coverage and control of constellations of elliptical inclined frozen lunar orbits Ely, Todd A. 2006-07-10T15:30:40Z 409649 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2014/39479 en_US eng Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005. 2005 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake Tahoe, California, August 7-11, 2005. 05-0548 http://hdl.handle.net/2014/39479 astrodynamics lunar constellation design orbit control Preprint 2006 ftnasajpl 2021-12-23T13:20:03Z A great deal of scientific interest exists regarding the permanently shadowed craters near the poles of the Moon where there may be frozen volatiles. These regions, particularly the Moon’s South Pole, have been proposed for extensive robotic and human exploration. Unfortunately, they are typically not in view of Earth, and would require some form of communication relay to facilitate exploration via robotic and/or human missions. One solution for such a relay is a long-lived constellation of lunar telecommunication orbiters providing focused coverage at the pole of interest. Robust support requires this coverage to be continuous, redundant, and, in order to minimize costs, this constellation should consist of 3 satellites or fewer. NASA/JPL Report South pole JPL Technical Report Server South Pole |
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A great deal of scientific interest exists regarding the permanently shadowed craters near the poles of the Moon where there may be frozen volatiles. These regions, particularly the Moon’s South Pole, have been proposed for extensive robotic and human exploration. Unfortunately, they are typically not in view of Earth, and would require some form of communication relay to facilitate exploration via robotic and/or human missions. One solution for such a relay is a long-lived constellation of lunar telecommunication orbiters providing focused coverage at the pole of interest. Robust support requires this coverage to be continuous, redundant, and, in order to minimize costs, this constellation should consist of 3 satellites or fewer. NASA/JPL |
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Coverage and control of constellations of elliptical inclined frozen lunar orbits |
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