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Alternative Transfers to the NEOs 99942 Apophis, 1994 WR12, and 2007 UW1 via Derived Trajectories from Periodic Orbits of Family G

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Autor(es):
de Melo, C. F. ; Macau, E. E. N. ; Winter, O. C.
Número total de Autores: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING; v. 2009, p. 12-pg., 2009-01-01.
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Swing-by techniques are extensively used in interplanetary missions to minimize fuel consumption and to raise payloads of spacecrafts. The effectiveness of this type of maneuver has been proven since the beginning of space exploration. According to this premise, we have explored the existence of a natural and direct link between low Earth orbits and the lunar sphere of influence to get low-energy transfer trajectories to the Near Earth Objects (NEOs) 99942 Apophis, 1994 WR12, and 2007 UW1 through swing-bys with the Moon. The existence of this link is related to a family of retrograde periodic orbits around the Lagrangian equilibrium point L1 predicted for the circular, planar, restricted three-body Earth-Moon-particle problem. The trajectories in this link are sensitive to small disturbances. This enables them to be conveniently diverted reducing so the cost of the swing-by maneuver. These maneuvers allow a gain in energy sufficient for the trajectories to escape from the Earth-Moon system and to stabilize in heliocentric orbits between the Earth and Venus or Earth and Mars. Therefore, the trajectories have sufficient reach to intercept the NEOs' orbits. Copyright (C) 2009 C. F. de Melo et al. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 06/04997-6 - Encontros próximos em dinâmica orbital
Beneficiário:Rodolpho Vilhena de Moraes
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 05/05169-7 - Canais naturais de transferencia no problema dos tres corpos e guiagem caotica.
Beneficiário:Cristiano Fiorilo de Melo
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado