Colin R. McInnes, Volker Bothmer, Bernd Dachwald, Ulrich R. M. E. Geppert, Jeannette Heiligers, Alan Hilgers, Les Johnson, Malcolm Macdonald, Ruedeger Reinhard, Wolfgang Seboldt, Peter Spietz
- A technology reference study for a displaced Lagrange point space weather mission is presented. The mission builds on previous concepts, but adopts a strong micro-spacecraft philosophy to deliver a low mass platform and payload which can be accommodated on the DLR/ESA Gossamer-3 technology demonstration mission. A direct escape from Geostationary Transfer Orbit is assumed with the sail deployed after the escape burn. The use of a miniaturized, low mass platform and payload then allows the Gossamer-3 solar sail to potentially double the warning time of space weather events. The mission profile and mass budgets will be presented to achieve these ambitious goals.
