Preliminary development plan of the ALR, the laser rangefinder for the ASTER deep space mission to the 2001 SN263 asteroid

Preliminary development plan of the ALR, the laser rangefinder for the ASTER deep space mission to the 2001 SN263 asteroid

The Brazilian deep space mission ASTER, as temporarily named, plans to send a small spacecraft to encounter and investigate the triple asteroid 2001-SN263. The launch is scheduled (initially) to occur in 2015, arriving in 2018. The main motivation of the mission is the development of technology and...

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Main Authors: Antonio Gil Vicente de Brum, Annibal Hetem Jr., Israel da Silveira Rêgo, Cayo Prado Fernandes Francisco, Andre Fenili, Fernando Madeira, Flavio Caldas da Cruz, Marcelo Assafin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia Aeroespacial 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
Subjects:
Deep space mission
Laser altimeter
Laser rangefinder
ASTER
ALR
Online Access:http://www.jatm.com.br/papers/vol3_n3/JATMv3n3_p331-338_Preliminary_development_plan_of_the_alr_the_laser_rangefinder_for_the_aster_deep_space_mission_to_the_2001_sn263_asteroid.pdf

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