06.1 - Flight Dynamics and Control (Control & Modelling)
TRAJECTORY DESIGN FOR ASTEROID SAMPLE RETURN COMBINING BALLISTIC CAPTURE AND AEROBRAKING
Z.-F. Luo¹, Y.-J. Lian, National University of Defense Technology, China; C. Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; T. Zhang¹; ¹Sun Yat-sen University, China
A systematic method of constructing low-thrust, low-energy transfers from a near-Earth asteroid to low-Earth orbit with a required inclination is presented, so providing an alternative for asteroid sample return scenarios. Numerical simulations for the transfer from the asteroid 1991 VG to the International Space Station are implemented.