NASA NTRS · 20210001112
Optimal low-thrust orbital transfers around a rotating non-spherical body
Abstract
The NASA Discovery Program mission named DAWN will launch in 2006 to orbit the two giant asteroids Vesta and Ceres. The DAWN spacecraft will use solar-electric propulsion for both the interplanetary cruise and orbital operations at each asteroid.
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Whiffen, Gregory J.. 2004-02-01. Optimal low-thrust orbital transfers around a rotating non-spherical body. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20210001112
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