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

• Published in: Acta Astronautica
• Main Authors: Heiligers, J., Ceriotti, M., McInnes, C.R., Biggs, J.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Subjects: Sitter; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/89741/; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/89741/1/89741.pdf

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 introduced as a solution to the poor temporal resolution of polar observations from highly inclined, low Earth orbits and the poor high-latitude...