Mission analysis and system design of a near-term and far-term pole-sitter mission

• Main Authors: Heiligers, J., Ceriotti, M., McInnes, C.R., Biggs, J.D.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Sitter; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/89732/; http://www.astrodynamics.org.pt/

This paper provides a detailed mission analysis and systems design of a near-term and far-term pole-sitter mission. The pole-sitter concept was previously in-troduced as a solution to the poor temporal resolution of polar observations from highly inclined, low Earth orbits and the poor high latitude...