Hayabusa2’s superior solar conjunction mission operations: planning and post-operation results



Soldini, Stefania ORCID: 0000-0003-3121-3845, Takeuchi, Hiroshi, Taniguchi, Sho, Kikuchi, Shota, Takei, Yuto, Ono, Go, Nakano, Masaya, Ohnishi, Takafumi, Saiki, Takanao, Tsuda, Yuichi
et al (show 12 more authors) (2020) Hayabusa2’s superior solar conjunction mission operations: planning and post-operation results. Astrodynamics, 4 (4). pp. 265-288.

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Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>In late 2018, the asteroid Ryugu was in the Sun’s shadow during the superior solar conjunction phase. As the Sun-Earth-Ryugu angle decreased to below 3°, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft experienced 21 days of planned blackout in the Earth-probe communication link. This was the first time a spacecraft had experienced solar conjunction while hovering around a minor body. For the safety of the spacecraft, a low energy transfer trajectory named Ayu was designed in the Hill reference frame to increase its altitude from 20 to 110 km. The trajectory was planned with the newly developed optNEAR tool and validated with real time data. This article shows the results of the conjunction operation, from planning to flight data.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: superior solar conjunction, Hayabusa2, Ryugu, hovering satellite, mission operations
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 20 Nov 2020 09:08
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 23:20
DOI: 10.1007/s42064-020-0076-7
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3107535