• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2010

To prepare for a Korean lunar orbiter mission, a precise lunar orbit propagator; Yonsei precise lunar orbit propagator (YSPLOP) is developed. In the propagator, accelerations due to the Moon's non-spherical gravity, the point masses of the Earth, Moon, Sun, Mars, Jupiter and also, solar radiation pressures can be included. The developed propagator's performance is validated and propagation errors between YSPOLP and STK/Astrogator are found to have about maximum 4-m, in along-track direction during 30 days (Earth's time) of propagation. Also, it is found that the lifetime of a lunar polar orbiter is strongly affected by the different degrees and orders of the lunar gravity model, by a third body's gravitational attractions (especially the Earth), and by the different orbital inclinations. The reliable lifetime of circular lunar polar orbiter at about 100 km altitude is estimated to have about 160 days (Earth's time). However, to estimate the reasonable lifetime of circular lunar polar orbiter at about 100 km altitude, it is strongly recommended to consider at least $50\;{\times}\;50$ degrees and orders of the lunar gravity field. The results provided in this paper are expected to make further progress in the design fields of Korea's lunar orbiter missions.

• 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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• 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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• 제32권3호
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• pp.257-268
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• 2015

Characteristics of delta-V requirements for deploying an impactor from a mother-ship at different orbital altitudes are analyzed in order to prepare for a future lunar CubeSat impactor mission. A mother-ship is assumed to be orbiting the moon with a circular orbit at a 90 deg inclination and having 50, 100, 150, 200 km altitudes. Critical design parameters that are directly related to the success of the impactor mission are also analyzed including deploy directions, CubeSat flight time, impact velocity, and associated impact angles. Based on derived delta-V requirements, required thruster burn time and fuel mass are analyzed by adapting four different miniaturized commercial onboard thrusters currently developed for CubeSat applications. As a result, CubeSat impact trajectories as well as thruster burn characteristics deployed at different orbital altitudes are found to satisfy the mission objectives. It is concluded that thrust burn time should considered as the more critical design parameter than the required fuel mass when deducing the onboard propulsion system requirements. Results provided through this work will be helpful in further detailed system definition and design activities for future lunar missions with a CubeSat-based payload.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.218-227
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• 2016

대한민국 정부는 2020년까지 달에 궤도선과 착륙선 발사를 계획하고 있다. 두 가지 탐사선을 발사하기 이전에 탐사선의 핵심기술 확보 및 달의 과학 데이터를 획득하기 위해 시험용 궤도선을 2018년까지 발사할 계획이다. 궤도선의 탑재체는 달 표면 촬영 및 과학 데이터를 획득한 후 지상으로 전송한다. 또한 궤도선이 지상국과 교신이 가능하면 S-band 대역으로 원격명령 및 원격 측정 데이터를 전송하고, X-band 대역으로 과학 데이터를 전송한다. 한국형 심우주 네트워크는 궤도선과 주로 S 및 X-band 통신을 수행한다. 지구-달 전이 단계에서 한국형 심우주 네트워크가 가용할지 않을 경우 Deep Space Network 또는 Universal Space Network를 이용하며, 임무 궤도에서는 예비로 이 네트워크들이 사용된다. 본 논문은 임무 시나리오에 따른 궤도선의 일별 교신 횟수를 예측하고 운영 시나리오를 작성하기 위해 다양한 안테나 및 마스크 각도에 따른 가시성 조건을 분석하였다.

• 한국우주과학회:학술대회논문집(한국우주과학회보)
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• 한국우주과학회 2011년도 한국우주과학회보 제20권1호
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• pp.24.4-24.4
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• 2011

Frozen orbit concept is very useful in designing particular mission orbits including the Sun-synchronous and minimum altitude variation orbits. In this work, variety of frozen and Sun-synchronous orbit conditions around the Moon is investigated and analyzed. The first two zonal harmonics of the Moon, J2 and J3, are considered to determine mean orbital elements to be a frozen orbit. To check the long-term behavior of a frozen orbit, formerly developed YonSei Precise Lunar Orbit Propagator (YSPLOP) is used. First, frozen orbit solutions without conditions to be the Sun-synchronous orbit is investigated. Various mean semi-major axes having between ranges from 1,788 km to 1,938 km with inclinations from 30 deg to 150 deg are considered. It is found that a polar orbit (90 deg of inclination) having 100 km of altitude requires the orbital eccentricity of about 0.01975 for a frozen orbit. Also, mean apolune and perilune altitudes for this case is about 136.301 km and 63.694 km, respectively. Second, frozen orbit solutions with additional condition to be the Sun-synchronous orbit is investigated. It is discovered that orbital inclinations are increased from 138.223 deg to 171.553 deg when mean altitude ranged from 50 km to 200 km. For the most usual mission altitude at the Moon (100 km), the Sun-synchronous orbit condition is satisfied with the eccentricity of 0.01124 and 145.235 deg of inclination. For this case, mean apolune and perilune altitudes are found to be about 120.677 km and 79.323 km, respectively. The results analyzed in this work could be useful to design a preliminary mapping orbit as well as to estimate basic on-board payloads' system requirements, for a future Korea's lunar orbiter mission. Other detailed perturbative effects should be considered in the further study, to analyze more accurate frozen orbit conditions at the Moon.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.171-186
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• 2009

이 연구에서는 미래 한국의 달 탐사에 대비, 지구-달 천이궤적을 설계하고 분석하였다. 궤적 설계는 최소연료로 지구 주차궤도에서부터 달 임무궤도까지 도달하는 모든 단계에 대해서 실시하였으며 미래 한국의 달 탐사 개발 계획에 실질적인 도움이 되기 위해 2017년, 2020년, 2022년으로 각각 나누어 설계를 하였다. 탐사선의 운동방정식의 구현을 위하여 태양, 지구, 달의 중력에 의한 섭동력이 포함된 N체 운동 방정식을 사용하였으며 보다 실질적인 우주환경의 모사를 위하여 지구의 비대칭 중력장(Geopotential), 태양 복사압(Solar radiation pressure) 그리고 달의 J2 섭동에 의한 영향도 고려하였다. 임무 설계를 위해 가정된 추력은 순간 추력(Impulsive thrust)으로 가정하였으며 발사체의 성능은 현재 개발 예정인 KSLV-2로 가정하였다. 미래 한국의 가상 달 탐사선이 지구-달 천이 궤적(Trans Lunar trajectory)에 진입하는 방법으로는 지구 주차 궤도에서 직접 진입 하는 방법과 여러번의 타원 중개 궤도를 거친 후 지구-달 천이 궤적으로 진입하는 방법을 모두 이용하였다. 아울러 TLI(Trans Lunar Injection) 기동시 탐사선의 대전 지상국에서의 가시성에 따른 기동의 크기에 대한 영향이 분석되었다. 이 연구를 통한 임무 설계 결과는 달 탐사 임무 설계를 위한 발사 가능 시기(launch opportunity), 성공적인 임무 수행을 위한 임무 단계별 최적의 기동량 및 해당 궤도의 특성 그리고 다양한 임무 파라미터등의 해석을 포함하고 있다. 임무 설계 결과, 미래 한국이 쏘아 올릴 수 있는 달 탐사선의 전체 질량은 해당 임무의 수행시기 보다는 초기 지구 출발 궤도의 초기 고도와 발사제의 초기 궤도 투입 성능에 따라 더욱 크게 좌우됨을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.199-215
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• 2023

The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), the first South Korea lunar exploration probe, successfully arrived at the Moon on December, 2022 (UTC), following a 4.5-month ballistic lunar transfer (BLT) trajectory. Since the launch (4 August, 2022), the KPLO magnetometer (KMAG) has carried out various observations during the trans-lunar cruise phase and a 100 km altitude lunar polar orbit. KMAG consists of three fluxgate magnetometers capable of measuring magnetic fields within a ± 1,000 nT range with a resolution of 0.2 nT. The sampling rate is 10 Hz. During the originally planned lifetime of one year, KMAG has been operating successfully while performing observations of lunar crustal magnetic fields, magnetic fields induced in the lunar interior, and various solar wind events. The calibration and offset processes were performed during the TLC phase. In addition, reliabilities of the KMAG lunar magnetic field observations have been verified by comparing them with the surface vector mapping (SVM) data. If the KPLO's mission orbit during the extended mission phase is close enough to the lunar surface, KMAG will contribute to updating the lunar surface magnetic field map and will provide insights into the lunar interior structure and lunar space environment.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2014

In this work, the preliminary analysis on both the tracking schedule and measurements characteristics for the spacecraft on the phase of lunar transfer and capture is performed. To analyze both the tracking schedule and measurements characteristics, lunar transfer and capture phases' optimized trajectories are directly adapted from former research, and eleven ground tracking facilities (three Deep Space Network sties, seven Near Earth Network sites, one Daejeon site) are assumed to support the mission. Under these conceptual mission scenarios, detailed tracking schedules and expected measurement characteristics during critical maneuvers (Trans Lunar Injection, Lunar Orbit Insertion and Apoapsis Adjustment Maneuver), especially for the Deajeon station, are successfully analyzed. The orders of predicted measurements' variances during lunar capture phase according to critical maneuvers are found to be within the order of mm/s for the range and micro-deg/s for the angular measurements rates which are in good agreement with the recommended values of typical measurement modeling accuracies for Deep Space Networks. Although preliminary navigation accuracy guidelines are provided through this work, it is expected to give more practical insights into preparing the Korea's future lunar mission, especially for developing flight dynamics subsystem.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.950-958
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• 2013

달 궤도선은 한국형발사체(KSLV-II)에 실려 지구 저궤도에 투입된 후, 지상 안테나를 이용한 달 궤도선의 추적데이터 획득 및 궤도결정 과정을 거쳐 적절한 시점에서 TLI(Trans Lunar Injection) 엔진을 점화시켜야 한다. 본 논문은 달 궤도선을 나로우주센터에서 발사하여 달 궤도에 진입하기까지 여러 단계로 나누고 발사 방위각 및 발사창 분석부터 TLI 및 LOI(Lunar Orbit Insertion) 분사 위치에 따른 속도증분(${\Delta}V$) 그리고 가시성 및 식 기간 분석까지 수행하여 직접 전이궤적의 전반적인 특성을 분석하였다. 본 논문은 향후 달 임무 설계 시 관성비행 기간 및 전이기간에 따라 속도증분이 어떻게 변하는지에 대한 전반적인 내용을 파악하는데 도움이 되고, 발사 시각 선정과 연료소모를 줄일 수 있는 파라미터 선정에 도움을 줄 것으로 판단된다.