End-of-life disposal of libration point orbit missions: The case of Gaia

  1. Armellin, R. 1
  2. Rasotto, M. 3
  3. Di Lizia, P. 2
  4. Renk, F. 4
  1. 1 University of Southampton
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    University of Southampton

    Southampton, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/01ryk1543

  2. 2 Polytechnic University of Milan
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    Polytechnic University of Milan

    Milán, Italia

    ROR https://ror.org/01nffqt88

  3. 3 Dinamica Srl, Piazza della Repubblica 10, Milano, Italy
  4. 4 European Space Operations Center, European Space Agency, Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, Darmstadt, Germany
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Revista:
Advances in Space Research

ISSN: 0273-1177

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 56

Número: 3

Páginas: 479-493

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1016/J.ASR.2015.03.014 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84931568514 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Advances in Space Research

Resumen

This work investigates end of life disposal options for libration point orbit missions. Three different options are presented: the first one considers spacecraft's re-entry in Earth's atmosphere, the second one concerns the impact on the Moon, whereas the third one consists in the injection of the spacecraft into a heliocentric graveyard orbit. The disposal design is formulated as a multi-objective optimization problem in order to take into account other goals in addition to propellant consumption minimization. The disposal of Gaia mission is used as test case throughout the paper. © 2015 COSPAR.