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Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications (2024)
Journal Article
Thompson, S. M., Cappelletti, C., & Pushparaj, N. (2024). Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications. Acta Astronautica, 220, 478-494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2024.04.032

Refractive and diffractive solar sails have been cited to yield benefits in both performance and utility over reflective sails, but their range of viable flight regimes and future applications have not been fully explored. In this paper, a flight mod... Read More about Reflective and transmissive solar sails: Dynamics, flight regimes and applications.

Expanding Interplanetary Transfer Opportunities from Geostationary Transfer Orbits via Earth Synchronous Orbits (2022)
Journal Article
Ito, D., Pushparaj, N., & Kawakatsu, Y. (2022). Expanding Interplanetary Transfer Opportunities from Geostationary Transfer Orbits via Earth Synchronous Orbits. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 60(1), 79-94. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.A35270

Geostationary transfer orbits (GTOs) are geocentric orbits widely considered for kick-stage operations of satellites for deep space missions. A piggyback spacecraft departing from GTOs requires a low transfer cost. The type of GTO and launch timings... Read More about Expanding Interplanetary Transfer Opportunities from Geostationary Transfer Orbits via Earth Synchronous Orbits.