1. Possible Orbits for the First Russian/Brazilian Space Mission Alexander A. Sukhanov Space Research Institute (IKI) of Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002

2. INTERBALL-PROGNOZ MISSION (Russia / Ukraine / Brazil) MISSION GOALS Space Weather Prediction Solar Wind Exploration Earth Magnetosphere Investigation Other Experiments in Space SATELLITE ORBITS Ukrainian Satellite(s): circular orbit of 600-km altitude Russian Satellite:high-eccentric orbit with low perigee and 400,000-km apogee Brazilian Satellite: a higher orbit (?) 2 LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002

3. THE FOLLOWING MISSION OPPORTUNITIES IS CONSIDERED 1160-kg Russian satellite and 300-kg Brazilian one Dedicated launch for Russian satellite and piggybacked Brazilian satellite Soyuz-2/Fregat LV Brazilian satellite is launched to the Sun-Earth L 1 and L 2 libration points from the 400,000-km-apogee initial orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 3

4. DIRECT FLIGHT: Libration Point Flyby LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 4

5. LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 5 DIRECT FLIGHT: Libration Point Flyby

6. DIRECT FLIGHT: Insertion into a Halo Orbit 6 LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002

7. DIRECT FLIGHT: Insertion into a Halo Orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 7

8. DIRECT FLIGHT: Insertion into a Halo Orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 8

9. DIRECT FLIGHT: Insertion into a Halo Orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 9

10. MOON SWINGBY: Libration Point Flyby 10 LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002

11. MOON SWINGBY: Libration Point Flyby LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 11

12. MOON SWINGBY: Libration Point Flyby LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 12

13. MOON SWINGBY: Insertion into a Halo Orbit 13 LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002

14. MOON SWINGBY: Insertion into a Halo Orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 14

15. MOON SWINGBY: Insertion into a Halo Orbit LIBRATION POINT ORBITS AND APPLICATIONS Parador d'Aiguablava, Girona, Spain 10 – 14 June, 2002 15