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

• Main Authors: Heiligers, Jeannette, Ceriotti, Matteo, McInnes, Colin, Biggs, James
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Univelt Inc 2012
• Subjects: Mechanical engineering and machinery; Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics; Sitter; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/46644/

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...