TY  - BOOK
AU  - Francisco,Frederico
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Trajectory Anomalies in Interplanetary Spacecraft: A Method for Determining Accelerations Due to Thermal Emissions and New Mission Proposals 
T2  - Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
SN  - 9783319189802
AV  - QB495-500.269 
U1  - 520 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - physics
KW  - Space sciences
KW  - Aerospace engineering
KW  - Astronautics
KW  - Physics
KW  - Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
KW  - Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
KW  - Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
N1  - Introduction -- The Pioneer Anomaly and Thermal Effects in Spacecraft -- Cassini Gravitational Experiments -- Outer Solar System (OSS) Mission Proposal -- The Flyby Anomaly and Options for Its Study -- Conclusions and Outlook
N2  - This thesis presents fundamental work that explains two mysteries concerning the trajectory of interplanetary spacecraft. For the first problem, the so-called Pioneer anomaly, a wholly new and innovative method was developed for computing all contributions to the acceleration due to onboard thermal sources. Through a careful analysis of all parts of the spacecraft Pioneer 10 and 11, the application of this methodology has yielded the observed anomalous acceleration. This marks a major achievement, given that this problem remained unsolved for more than a decade. For the second anomaly, the flyby anomaly, a tiny glitch in the velocity of spacecraft that perform gravity assisting maneuvers on Earth, no definitive answer is put forward; however a quite promising strategy for examining the problem is provided and a new mission is proposed. The proposal largely consists in using the Galileo Navigational Satellite System to track approaching spacecraft, and in considering a small test body that approaches Earth from a highly elliptic trajectory
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18980-2
ER  -