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A Clementine II Mission to the Asteroids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A.S. Hope ,
B. Kaufman ,
R. Dasenbrock  and
D. Bakeris
A.S. Hope
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA
B. Kaufman
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA
R. Dasenbrock
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., USA
D. Bakeris
Affiliation:
AlliedSignal Technical Services, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA

Abstract

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Clementine II is a Department of Defense (DoD) and industry interplanetary mission designed to flyby several asteroids and release science probes that will impact these asteroids. Candidate asteroids were identified and a nominal and backup mission was chosen from these candidates. The mission design is discussed and the baseline encounters are presented. A backup mission is briefly described. A mass breakdown for the baseline mission is provided as well as the proposed mission sensors. The final encounter approach B-Plane errors are determined and analyzed. A final summary of the Clementine II mission is presented.

Type
Solar System Dynamics
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 165: Dynamics and Astrometry of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies , 1997 , pp. 183 - 190
Copyright
Copyright © Kluwer 1997

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