For a mission whose focus is the capture of the spacecraft by the main body or a close approach for observation, removing energy from a spacecraft can be an important maneuver. An option is the Tethered Slingshot Maneuver ...

The gravitational capture was initially used to understand the capture of planetary satellites. However, in the 90's decade, this phenomenon was applied in spacecraft trajectories. Belbruno and Miller studied missions in ...

The gravitational capture was initially used to understand the capture of planetary satellites. However, in the 90's decade, this phenomenon was applied in spacecraft trajectories. Belbruno and Miller studied missions in ...

An analytical method is proposed to study the attitude stability of a triaxial spacecraft moving in a circular Keplerian orbit in the geomagnetic field. The method is developed based on the electrodynamics effect of the ...

An analytical method is proposed to study the attitude stability of a triaxial spacecraft moving in a circular Keplerian orbit in the geomagnetic field. The method is developed based on the electrodynamics effect of the ...

The Swing-By maneuver is a technique used in many space mission to modify the trajectory of a spacecraft. The most usual goal is to increase the energy of the spacecraft, but it is also possible to reduce this energy. An ...

The Tethered Slingshot maneuver (TSSM) is an alternative solution to maneuver a spacecraft in space, which is based in the use of cables. A space tether usually consists in two fixed objects at the end of a cable. In this ...

The present paper studies the problem of orbital maneuvers performed combining the passage of a spacecraft by a celestial body with an impulse applied to the spacecraft during the close approach. The motion of the spacecraft ...