Trajectory Anomalies in Interplanetary Spacecraft : A Method for Determining ...

by Frederico Francisco

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Trajectory Anomalies in Interplanetary Spacecraft : A Method for Determining Accelerations Due to Thermal Emissions and New Mission Proposals, Paperback by Francisco, Frederico, ISBN 3319387049, ISBN-13 9783319387048, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This thesis presents fundamental work that explains two mysteries concerning the trajectory of interplanetary spacecraft. For the first problem, the so-called Pioneer anomaly, a wholly new and innovative method was developed for computing all contributions to the acceleration due to onboard thermal sources. Through a careful analysis of all parts of the spacecraft Pioneer 10 and 11, the application of this methodology has yielded the observed anomalous acceleration. This marks a major achievement, given that this problem remained unsolved for more than a decade. For the second anomaly, the flyby anomaly, a tiny glitch in the velocity of spacecraft that perform gravity assisting maneuvers on Earth, no definitive answer is put forward; however a quite promising strategy for examining the problem is provided and a new mission is proposed. The proposal largely consists in using the Galileo Navigational Satellite System to track approaching spacecraft, and in considering a small test body that approaches Earth from a highly elliptic trajectory.

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing A&G
• Year: 2016
• ISBN: 9783319387048
• Condition: Fine

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