E-Sail Option for Plunging a Spacecraft into the Sun’s Atmosphere

A close observation of the near-Sun region, with in situ measurements, requires that a scientific probe be placed in a heliocentric orbit with a perihelion distance on the order of a few solar radii only. This is the solution adopted by the Parker Solar Probe (PSP), whose mission design uses a very...

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Published in:	Aerospace
Main Authors:	Giovanni Mengali, Alessandro A. Quarta
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Subjects:	Electric Solar-Wind Sail trajectory optimization propellantless propulsion system Parker Solar Probe concept
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/4/340

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