• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2002

일반적으로 궤도재배치는 주어진 시간동안 현재 경도에서 목표 경도로 옮기는 작업이며, 궤도재배치 기동은 표류제도 기동과 목표제도 기동으로 나누어진다. 정지궤도 위성은 지구비대칭에 의한 중력장 때문에 동서방향의 표류에 끊임없이 영향을 받는다. 따라서 기동을 계획할 때, 이러한 영향을 고려하지 않는다면 위성은 성공적으로 궤도재배치 되지 않을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기동시각과 delta-V를 구하기 위해서 선형화된 궤도전이 방정식을 사용하여 구하였으며, 궤도재배치를 수행할 경우 위성들간의 접근여부를 확인하기 위하여 비선형 시뮬레이션을 수행하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.323-333
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• 2016

In this study, the uncertainty requirements for orbit, attitude, and burn performance were estimated and analyzed for the execution of the $1^{st}$ lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver of the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) mission. During the early design phase of the system, associate analysis is an essential design factor as the $1^{st}$ LOI maneuver is the largest burn that utilizes the onboard propulsion system; the success of the lunar capture is directly affected by the performance achieved. For the analysis, the spacecraft is assumed to have already approached the periselene with a hyperbolic arrival trajectory around the moon. In addition, diverse arrival conditions and mission constraints were considered, such as varying periselene approach velocity, altitude, and orbital period of the capture orbit after execution of the $1^{st}$ LOI maneuver. The current analysis assumed an impulsive LOI maneuver, and two-body equations of motion were adapted to simplify the problem for a preliminary analysis. Monte Carlo simulations were performed for the statistical analysis to analyze diverse uncertainties that might arise at the moment when the maneuver is executed. As a result, three major requirements were analyzed and estimated for the early design phase. First, the minimum requirements were estimated for the burn performance to be captured around the moon. Second, the requirements for orbit, attitude, and maneuver burn performances were simultaneously estimated and analyzed to maintain the $1^{st}$ elliptical orbit achieved around the moon within the specified orbital period. Finally, the dispersion requirements on the B-plane aiming at target points to meet the target insertion goal were analyzed and can be utilized as reference target guidelines for a mid-course correction (MCC) maneuver during the transfer. More detailed system requirements for the KPLO mission, particularly for the spacecraft bus itself and for the flight dynamics subsystem at the ground control center, are expected to be prepared and established based on the current results, including a contingency trajectory design plan.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2017

The first Korea lunar orbiter, Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), has been in development since 2016. After launch, the KPLO will execute several maneuvers to enter into the lunar mission orbit, and will then perform lunar science missions for one year. Among these maneuvers, the lunar orbit insertion (LOI) is the most critical maneuver because the KPLO will experience an extreme velocity change in the presence of the Moon's gravitational pull. However, the lunar orbiter may have a delayed LOI burn during operation due to hardware limitations and telemetry delays. This delayed burn could occur in different captured lunar orbits; in the worst case, the KPLO could fly away from the Moon. Therefore, in this study, the burn delay for the first LOI maneuver is analyzed to successfully enter the desired lunar orbit. Numerical simulations are performed to evaluate the difference between the desired and delayed lunar orbits due to a burn delay in the LOI maneuver. Based on this analysis, critical factors in the LOI maneuver, the periselene altitude and orbit period, are significantly changed and an additional delta-V in the second LOI maneuver is required as the delay burn interval increases to 10 min from the planned maneuver epoch.

• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.267-280
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• 2014

A spacecraft placed in an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit can maintain constant communication between the Earth and the far side of the Moon. This quasi-halo orbit could be used to establish a lunar space station and serve as a gateway to explore the solar system. For a mission in an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit, a spacecraft would have to be transferred from the Earth to the vicinity of the Earth-Moon L2 point, then inserted into the Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit. Unlike the near Earth case, this orbit is essentially very unstable due to mutually perturbing gravitational attractions by the Earth, the Moon and the Sun. In this paper, an insertion maneuver of a spacecraft into an Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit was investigated using the global optimization algorithm, including simulated annealing, genetic algorithm and pattern search method with collision avoidance taken into consideration. The result shows that the spacecraft can maintain its own position in the Earth-Moon L2 quasi-halo orbit and avoid collisions with threatening objects.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.331-342
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• 2017

To ensure the successful launch of the Korea pathfinder lunar orbiter (KPLO) mission, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is now performing extensive trajectory design and analysis studies. From the trajectory design perspective, it is crucial to prepare contingency trajectory options for the failure of the first lunar brake or the failure of the first lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver. As part of the early phase trajectory design and analysis activities, the required time of flight (TOF) and associated delta-V magnitudes for each recovery maneuver (RM) to recover the KPLO mission trajectory are analyzed. There are two typical trajectory recovery options, direct recovery and low energy recovery. The current work is focused on the direct recovery option. Results indicate that a quicker execution of the first RM after the failure of the first LOI plays a significant role in saving the magnitudes of the RMs. Under the conditions of the extremely tight delta-V budget that is currently allocated for the KPLO mission, it is found that the recovery of the KPLO without altering the originally planned mission orbit (a 100 km circular orbit) cannot be achieved via direct recovery options. However, feasible recovery options are suggested within the boundaries of the currently planned delta-V budget. By changing the shape and orientation of the recovered final mission orbit, it is expected that the KPLO mission may partially pursue its scientific mission after successful recovery, though it will be limited.

• 항공우주기술
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.96-107
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• 2014

한국항공우주연구원(이하, 항우연)은 2017년에 시험용 달 궤도선을 2020년에 달 궤도선 및 착륙선 발사를 계획하고 있다. 달 궤도선이 달 궤도 진입(LOI) 기동을 수행할 경우 온 보드에 탑재된 유한 분사 방식의 추력기를 이용하기 때문에 임무계획 단계에서 이러한 내용을 고려하여 LOI 기동 전략을 수립해야 한다. 유한 분사 모델을 이용한 LOI 기동 전략 및 요구되는 속도증분(${\Delta}V$)은 분사시점의 위성 자세, 추진체의 종류, 추력기의 추력 레벨 및 분사 시점에 따라서 달라진다. 본 논문은 해외 우주국 달 궤도선의 LOI 기동 사례를 기술하고, 이를 기반으로 한국형 달 궤도선의 LOI 기동 전략을 구체화 하였다. 또한 이와 관련된 시뮬레이션을 수행함으로써 한국형 달 궤도선에 적합한 추력 레벨 및 분사 시점 등을 도출하였다.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2015

Korea Aerospace Research Institute(here after KARI) has a plan to launch experimental lunar orbiter in 2018, and lunar orbiter and lander in 2020. There are several ways to go to the moon. Which one is direct transfer trajectory and another one is phasing loop transfer trajectory and the other one is WSB trajectory. Regardless of the transfer trajectories, LOI maneuver is the most important maneuver of all mission sequences because if this burn is failed, it is too difficult to get into the lunar orbit in the future. This paper describes first LOI target value of foreign lunar orbiters and analyzes orbital variations of experimental lunar orbiter according to various target values. By analyzing the variation of orbiter parameter after first LOI, proper orbital period for LOI target value are recommended to meet the inclination, apoapsis and periapsis altitude constraints.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.355-372
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• 2006

이 논문에서는 KSLV-III(Korea Space Launch Vehicle-III)를 이용한 향후 우리나라의 화성 탐사 임무 설계를 제시한다. 우리나라 최초의 발사장인 '나로 우주센터(NARO Space Center)'를 발사장으로 가정하였으며, 현재 개발중인 KSLV 시리즈와 건설중인 우주센터의 완공기간 그리고 안정성 수립 기간을 고려하여 임무 수행 가능 기간을 약 2033년경으로 선정하였다. 화성 탐사 임무 수행시 각 단계에 따라 차별화 되어 요구되는 각종 기동(maneuver)의양 즉, 화성 천이(Trans Mars Injection, TMI)기동, 궤적 보정 기동(Trajectory Correction Maneuver, TCM), 화성 궤도 진입(Mars Orbit Insertion, MOI)기동 및 임무 수행 궤도를 이룩하기 위한 기동(Orbit Trim Maneuver, OTM)은 NPSOL 소프트웨어 이용하여 비선형 최적화 문제를 풀어 직접 산출하였다. 이렇게 산출된 최적 기동의 양을 바탕으로 KSLV-III를 이용하여 화성 탐사 임무를 수행할 경우에 대비, 구체적인 발사체 상단부(Upper stage)와 최대 탑재 가능한 탐사선의 질량에 대한 설계가 이루어졌다. 임무 설계 결과 향후 우리나라는 2033년 4월 16일 12시 17분 26초(UTC)부터 약 27분간 나로 우주센터에서 화성 탐사선을 발사 할 수 있다. 이때 최적의 기동량을 바탕으로 계산된 최대 가능 탐사선의 총 질량은 탑재되는 추력기의 비추력을 290초로 가정하였을 때 약 206kg(추진제: 109kg + 구조체: 97kg)이며, 발사체 상단부는 비추력 및 구조비를 290초와 0.15로 가정하였을 때 약 1293kg(추진제: 1099kg +구조체: 194kg)으로 나타났다. 하지만 최적의 기동량에 10%의 여유분을 고려한다면 탐사선은 약 148kg, 발사체 상단부는 약 1352kg의 질량을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구를 통하여 제시된 각종 자료들은 향후 우리나라의 독자적인 화성 탐사선 개발을 위하여 많은 사전 정보를 제공해 줄 것이다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.293-306
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• 2019

In this study, the observational arc-length effect on orbit determination (OD) for the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) in the Earth-Moon Transfer phase was investigated. For the OD, we employed a sequential estimation using the extended Kalman filter and a fixed-point smoother. The mission periods, comprised between the perigee maneuvers (PM) and the lunar orbit insertion (LOI) maneuver in a 3.5 phasing loop of the KPLO, was the primary target. The total period was divided into three phases: launch-PM1, PM1-PM3, and PM3-LOI. The Doppler and range data obtained from three tracking stations [included in the deep space network (DSN) and Korea Deep Space Antenna (KDSA)] were utilized for the OD. Six arc-length cases (24 hrs, 48 hrs, 60 hrs, 3 days, 4 days, and 5 days) were considered for the arc-length effect investigation. In order to evaluate the OD accuracy, we analyzed the position uncertainties, the precision of orbit overlaps, and the position differences between true and estimated trajectories. The maximum performance of 3-day OD approach was observed in the case of stable flight dynamics operations and robust navigation capability. This study provides a guideline for the flight dynamics operations of the KPLO in the trans-lunar phase.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.145-155
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• 2021

In this work, preliminary launch opportunities from NARO Space Center to the Sun-Earth Lagrange point are analyzed. Among five different Sun-Earth Lagrange points, L1 and L2 points are selected as suitable candidates for, respectively, solar and astrophysics missions. With high fidelity dynamics models, the L1 and L2 point targeting problem is formulated regarding the location of NARO Space Center and relevant Target Interface Point (TIP) for each different launch date is derived including launch injection energy per unit mass (C3), Right ascension of the injection orbit Apoapsis Vector (RAV) and Declination of the injection orbit Apoapsis Vector (DAV). Potential launch periods to achieve L1 and L2 transfer trajectory are also investigated regarding coasting characteristics from NARO Space Center. The magnitude of the Lagrange Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn, as well as the Orbit Maintenance (OM) maneuver to maintain more than one year of mission orbit around the Lagrange points, is also derived as an example. Even the current work has been made under many assumptions as there are no specific mission goals currently defined yet, so results from the current work could be a good starting point to extend diversities of future Korean deep-space missions.