Preliminary Mission Analysis and Orbit Design for Next Mars Exploration

Naoko OGAWA; Mutsuko Y. MORIMOTO; Yuichi TSUDA; Tetsuya YAMADA; Kazuhisa FUJITA; Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI; Yasuhiro KAWAKATSU; Takashi KUBOTA; Jun'ichiro KAWAGUCHI

doi:10.2322/tastj.8.Tk_7

k) Solar System Exploration and Scientific Research

Preliminary Mission Analysis and Orbit Design for Next Mars Exploration

Naoko OGAWA, Mutsuko Y. MORIMOTO, Yuichi TSUDA, Tetsuya YAMADA, Kazuhisa FUJITA ^†, Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI ^†, Yasuhiro KAWAKATSU, Takashi KUBOTA, Jun'ichiro KAWAGUCHI ^†

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Naoko OGAWA
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Mutsuko Y. MORIMOTO
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Yuichi TSUDA
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tetsuya YAMADA
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Kazuhisa FUJITA ^†
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Aerospace Research and Development Directorate, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI ^†
The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Yasuhiro KAWAKATSU
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Takashi KUBOTA
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Jun'ichiro KAWAGUCHI ^†
JAXA Space Exploration Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Author contributions

†These authors contributed equally: Kazuhisa FUJITA, Tomohiro YAMAGUCHI, Jun'ichiro KAWAGUCHI

Keywords: Mars, Mission Analysis, Orbit Design, MELOS

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2010 Volume 8 Issue ists27 Pages Tk_7-Tk_12

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tastj.8.Tk_7

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Abstract

Japan has launched many interplanetary spacecraft for exploration of solar system bodies including Mars. Now we are planning the next Mars mission in the late 2010's. This paper describes the preliminary mission analysis and orbit design for this plan. The combined exploration by several spacecraft requires complicated and careful consideration, different from those for single-probe missions. Mission plans to realize required configuration by a single launch and simple simulation results are reported.

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