Ground Contact Analysis for Korea’s Fictitious Lunar Orbiter Mission

Ground Contact Analysis for Korea’s Fictitious Lunar Orbiter Mission

In this research, the ground contact opportunity for the fictitious low lunar orbiter is analyzed to prepare for a future Korean lunar orbiter mission. The ground contact opportunity is basically derived from geometrical relations between the typical ground stations at the Earth, the relative posi...

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Main Authors: Young-Joo Song, Sang-il Ahn, Su-Jin Choi, Eun-Sup Sim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Space Science Society 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
ground contact analysis
near earth network
deep space network 1. INTRODUCTION Since the successful launch of Korea Space Launch Vehicle–I (KSLV–I) on Jan. 30
2013
Korea’s Space Program has gained momentum. According to Vision 2040
which was announced recently by Korea’s Space Program
the launch of Korea’s first lunar orbiter and lander is planned by 2020 and a lunar sample return mission is planned by 2025. In addition
a Mars orbiter mission as well as a landing mission is planned by the end of 2030. Furthermore
other deep space missions including asteroid and comet explorations are also planned by the end of 2040. In keeping with this plan
the Korean Astronautical Society has extended its interest to the lunar mission
and numerous related basic studies have been widely performed. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is also performing prephase development and research for the lunar mission
which
lunar orbiter
deep space network
Online Access:http://ocean.kisti.re.kr/downfile/volume/kosss/OJOOBS/2013/v30n4/OJOOBS_2013_v30n4_255.pdf

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