- Provides a clear description of lunar and interplanetary trajectories and how they influence satellite-system design
- Presents examples of lunar and interplanetary satellite designs based on real missions, helping readers gain an understanding of the driving subsystems of interplanetary and lunar satellites
- Includes tables and graphs showing features of trajectories
- Easy to understand and without formulas
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- About this book
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This book provides readers with a clear description of the types of lunar and interplanetary trajectories, and how they influence satellite-system design. The description follows an engineering rather than a mathematical approach and includes many examples of lunar trajectories, based on real missions. It helps readers gain an understanding of the driving subsystems of interplanetary and lunar satellites. The tables and graphs showing features of trajectories make the book easy to understand.
- About the authors
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Robin Biesbroek developed Lunar and Interplanetary trajectory design and optimisation software for more than ten year. His software was used by several space agencies around the world, such as NASA GSFC, NASA JPL, NASA Ames, ESA, KARI and DLR, as well as by several large satellite integrator companies such as Airbus, Thales Alenia Space and Orbital Sciences. He now works as a system engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA).
- Reviews
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“This book could be described as ‘precise’… the book has more than enough numerical data without adding the analytics. And the information flows along smoothly, as if presenting a case study so the reader won’t get overwhelmed. … this book presents what appears to be a carefully chosen mix of useful data and background information. … this book will have you appreciating all that’s involved with travelling in space.” (Mark Mortimer, universetoday.com, January, 2016)
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Launching to Interplanetary Orbits
Pages 1-17
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Transfer to a Planet
Pages 19-39
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Gravity Assist Maneuvers
Pages 41-58
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Deep-Space Maneuvers
Pages 59-71
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Lunar Transfers
Pages 73-102
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Lunar and Interplanetary Trajectories
- Authors
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- Robin Biesbroek
- Series Title
- Astronautical Engineering
- Copyright
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-26983-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-26983-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-26981-8
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-80052-3
- Series ISSN
- 2365-9599
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 227
- Number of Illustrations
- 28 b/w illustrations, 292 illustrations in colour
- Topics
