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Searching Less Perturbed Circular Orbits for a Spacecraft Travelling around Europa

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Autor(es):
Carvalho, J. P. S. ; de Moraes, R. Vilhena ; Prado, A. F. B. A.
Número total de Autores: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING; v. 2014, p. 10-pg., 2014-01-01.
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Space missions to visit the natural satellite of Jupiter, Europa, constitute an important topic in space activities today, because missions to this moon are under study now. Several considerations have to be made for these missions. The present paper searches for less perturbed circular orbits around Europa. This search is made based on the total effects of the perturbing forces over the time, evaluated by the integral of those forces over the time. This value depends on the dynamical model and on the orbit of the spacecraft. The perturbing forces considered are the third-body perturbation that comes from Jupiter and the J(2), J(3,) and C-22 terms of the gravitational potential of Europa. Several numerical studies are performed and the results show the locations of the less perturbed orbits. Using those results, it is possible to find near-circular frozen orbits with smaller amplitudes of variations of the orbital elements. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 11/05671-5 - Análise de estabilidade para órbitas de satélites planetários
Beneficiário:Jean Paulo dos Santos Carvalho
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
Processo FAPESP: 12/21023-6 - Dinâmica de satélites artificiais
Beneficiário:Rodolpho Vilhena de Moraes
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 11/09310-7 - Estudo orbital do movimento de veículos espaciais
Beneficiário:Antônio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 11/08171-3 - Dinâmica orbital de pequenos corpos
Beneficiário:Othon Cabo Winter
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático