Abstract

This paper outlines the mathematical motion model of the research spacecraft that uses solar sail instead of an engine and a propellant. The mathematical motion model for solar sail spacecraft is formulated and described. The work considers the mathematical motion model within the heliocentric system of coordinates. The best way to assess the reasonableness of the mathematical model is the using model in motion simulation process. On the basis of the formulated mathematical model the special software complex for interplanetary transfer simulation is developed. Especially, the mission of the transfer of the spacecraft from the Earth’s orbit to the potentially hazardous asteroid is simulated. The obtained results during simulation demonstrate correctness and feasibility of the considered mathematical motion model.

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