Satellite Deceleration Using Gravity Assist from Asteroid

<p>Satellites have used gravity assists to increase their speed when exploring the solar system. This same maneuver can be done but with the objective to slow down the satellites. This has been theorized to slow down asteroids using the moon to capture them in earth’s orbit. My goal is to determine if asteroids can be used to provide a change in speed great enough to the point that after multiple of these maneuvers the satellite can come to a stop. By being able to slow down and stop a satellite without having to use thrusters will allow the mass allocated to fuel to be removed or used for more equipment. Different mass and sizes configuration will provide a range of asteroids that can be used and afterward each of these asteroids will be used to stop the satellite. Doing so, the minimum size asteroid that will have an influence on a satellite can be found as well as the minimum number of maneuvers needed to stop a satellite.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aeronautical Science

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Prulhiere, Nicolas M

• Asteroids
• Satellite
• Gravity Assist
• Reverse Slingshot
• Astrodynamics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/638

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1643