The Mission MAGIA (Missione Altimetrica Geofisica GeochImica lunAre) was proposed in the framework of the “Bando per Piccole Missioni” of ASI (Italian Space Agency) in 2007. The mission was selected for a phase A study by ASI on February 7th 2008. The tight budget allocation, combined with quite ambitious scientific objectives, set challenging requirements for the satellite design. The paper gives a fast overview of the payloads complement and of the mission-constrained design drivers, including cost minimization, risk reduction, and AIT flexibility. The spacecraft architecture is then outlined, along with an overview of the key subsystems and trade-offs. Some details are given of a Moon gravitometric experiment based on a mother–daughter satellite configuration with the daughter being a subsatellite released from the MAGIA satellite and intended to circle the Moon at a very low altitude. Budgets are appended at the end of the paper showing the key study results.
Mission-constrained design drivers and technical solutions for the MAGIA satellite / Perrotta, Giorgio; Stipa, Mattia; D., Silvi; S., Coltellacci; G., Curti; G., Colonna; T., Formica; V., Casali; T., Fossati; DI MATTEO, Francesco; Zelli, Mauro; M., Rinaldi; Ansalone, Luigi; A., Di Salvo. - In: EXPERIMENTAL ASTRONOMY. - ISSN 0922-6435. - ELETTRONICO. - 32:(2010), pp. 63-82. [10.1007/s10686-010-9209-y]
Mission-constrained design drivers and technical solutions for the MAGIA satellite
PERROTTA, GIORGIO;STIPA, MATTIA;DI MATTEO, FRANCESCO;ZELLI, Mauro;ANSALONE, LUIGI;
2010
Abstract
The Mission MAGIA (Missione Altimetrica Geofisica GeochImica lunAre) was proposed in the framework of the “Bando per Piccole Missioni” of ASI (Italian Space Agency) in 2007. The mission was selected for a phase A study by ASI on February 7th 2008. The tight budget allocation, combined with quite ambitious scientific objectives, set challenging requirements for the satellite design. The paper gives a fast overview of the payloads complement and of the mission-constrained design drivers, including cost minimization, risk reduction, and AIT flexibility. The spacecraft architecture is then outlined, along with an overview of the key subsystems and trade-offs. Some details are given of a Moon gravitometric experiment based on a mother–daughter satellite configuration with the daughter being a subsatellite released from the MAGIA satellite and intended to circle the Moon at a very low altitude. Budgets are appended at the end of the paper showing the key study results.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
