Sailing with solar and planetary radiation pressure

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dc.contributor.authorDe Iuliis, Alessia
dc.contributor.authorCiampa, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorFelicetti, Leonard
dc.contributor.authorCeriotti, Matteo
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-05T12:55:11Z
dc.date.available2019-12-05T12:55:11Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-05
dc.description.abstractLiterature on solar sailing has thus far mostly considered solar radiation pressure (SRP) as the only contribution to sail force. However, considering a sail in a planetary mission scenario, a new contribution can be added. Since the planet itself emits radiation, this generates a radial planetary radiation pressure (PRP) that is also exerted on the sail. Hence, this work studies the combined effects of both SRP and PRP on a sail for two case studies, i.e. Earth and Venus. In proximity of the Earth, the effect of PRP can be significant under specific conditions. Around Venus, instead, PRP is by far the dominating contribution. These combined effects have been studied for single- and double-sided reflective coating and including eclipse. Results show potential increase in the net acceleration and a change in the optimal attitude to maximise the acceleration in a given direction. Moreover, an increasing semi-major axis manoeuvre is shown with and without PRP, to quantify the difference on a real-case scenario.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationDe Iuliis A, Ciampa F, Felicetti L, Ceriotti M. (2021) Sailing with solar and planetary radiation pressure. Advances in Space Research, Volume 67, Issue 9, May 2021, pp. 2795-2811en_UK
dc.identifier.cris25461967
dc.identifier.issn0273-1177
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.11.036
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14800
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectPlanetary sail,en_UK
dc.subjectsolar radiation pressureen_UK
dc.subjectalbedoen_UK
dc.subjectblack-body radiationen_UK
dc.titleSailing with solar and planetary radiation pressureen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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