Prometheus - A Low-Cost Microsatellite Flyby Mission of 4179 Toutatis

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Author - F. Kennedy et al

Co-Author(s) - F. Kennedy; I. Coxhill; E. Imre; J. Fielding; S. Atek; V. Lappas; T. Kormos; M. Freebody

JBIS Volume # - 56

Page # - 299-307

Year - 2003

Keywords - Near Earth Object, microsatellite, 4179 Toutatis, interplanetary

JBIS Reference Code # - 2003.56.299

Number of Pages - 9

[edit] Abstract

An interplanetary small satellite mission is presented in this paper. The mission is to capture a series of images of a Near Earth Object (NEO) and transmit them back to Earth. In this work a full design and system description of the satellite is presented along with a simple outline of the mission and the expected imagery received. The aim of the design process was to produce a practical, low-cost, small satellite mission with mainly commercial off-the-shelf components and a rapid development schedule. Despite difficult mass and volumetric con- straints, the Prometheus team was able to establish that a small microsatellite observation mission for NEOs appears feasible in the near-term.


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