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Estimating the thermally induced acceleration of the New Horizons spacecraft
André G. C. Guerra, Frederico Francisco, Paulo J. S. Gil +1
Residual accelerations due to thermal effects are estimated through a model of the New Horizons spacecraft and a Monte Carlo simulation. We also discuss and estimate the thermal ef…
The Contribution of Thermal Effects to the Acceleration of the Deep-Space Pioneer Spacecraft
Orfeu Bertolami, Frederico Francisco, Jorge Páramos +1
A method for the computation of the radiative momentum transfer in the Pioneer 10 & 11 spacecraft due to the diffusive and specular components of reflection is presented. The metho…
Probing the Flyby Anomaly with the Galileo Constellation
O. Bertolami, F. Francisco, P. J. S. Gil +1
In the last few years, the so-called flyby anomaly has been widely discussed, but remains still an illusive topic. This is due to the harsh conditions experienced during an Earth f…