PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE ALR, THE LASER RANGEFINDER FOR THE ASTER DEEP SPACE MISSION TO THE 2001 SN263 ASTEROID. DOI: 10.5028/jatm.2011.03033611

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 Silva Rego, Cayo Prado Fernandes Francisco, André Fenilli, Fernando Madeira, Flávio Caldas da Cruz, Marcelo Assafin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
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Online Access:https://www.jatm.com.br/jatm/article/view/123