Preliminary Trajectory Analysis of CubeSats with Electric Thrusters in Nodal Flyby Missions for Asteroid Exploration

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta

Source: Remote Sensing, Vol 17, Iss 3, p 513 (2025)

Subject Terms: interplanetary CubeSat, iodine-fueled gridded ion-propulsion system, nodal flyby mission, preliminary trajectory design, rapid heliocentric transfer, near-Earth asteroid remote sensing, Science

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Three-Dimensional Rapid Orbit Transfer of Diffractive Sail with a Littrow Transmission Grating-Propelled Spacecraft

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta

Source: Aerospace, Vol 11, Iss 11, p 925 (2024)

Subject Terms: diffractive solar sail, Littrow transmission grating, heliocentric orbit transfer, three-dimensional optimal guidance law, preliminary trajectory design, comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann, Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics, TL1-4050

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Thrust Model and Trajectory Design of an Interplanetary CubeSat with a Hybrid Propulsion System

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta

Source: Actuators, Vol 13, Iss 10, p 384 (2024)

Subject Terms: hybrid propulsion system, photonic solar sail, solar electric thruster, interplanetary CubeSat, M-ARGO CubeSat, preliminary trajectory design, Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials, TA401-492, Production of electric energy or power. Powerplants. Central stations, TK1001-1841

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Venus Magnetotail Long-Term Sensing Using Solar Sails

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 17, p 8016 (2024)

Subject Terms: solar sail, Venus’s induced magnetosphere, magnetotail observation, preliminary trajectory design, apse line artificial precession, GeoSail mission, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Impact of Pitch Angle Limitation on E-Sail Interplanetary Transfers

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta

Source: Aerospace, Vol 11, Iss 9, p 729 (2024)

Subject Terms: Electric Solar Wind Sail, heliocentric orbit transfer, constrained optimal guidance law, pitch angle constraint, preliminary trajectory design, mission analysis, Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics, TL1-4050

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Analysis of Preliminary Impulsive Trajectory Design for Near-Earth Asteroid Missions under Approaching Phase Constraints

Authors: Pureum Kim, Sang-Young Park

Source: Aerospace, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 855 (2023)

Subject Terms: preliminary trajectory design, impulsive trajectory, near-Earth asteroid, close approach to small celestial bodies, Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics, TL1-4050

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Solar Sail Transfer Trajectory Design for Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 Rendezvous

Authors: Alessandro A. Quarta, Karim Abu Salem, Giuseppe Palaia

Source: Applied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 17, p 9590 (2023)

Subject Terms: solar sail, comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1, optimal heliocentric transfer, preliminary trajectory design, Technology, Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General), TA1-2040, Biology (General), QH301-705.5, Physics, QC1-999, Chemistry, QD1-999

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Solar Sail Trajectory Design with Pulsed Radial Thrust

Authors: Quarta, A.A., Mengali, G.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst. Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on. PP(99):1-7