[en] In the context of the Athena Mission Consolidation Review, ESA identified a potential non-compliance in mass between the baseline concept and the currently-assumed lift capability of the Ariane 64 launcher to L2. Several mass-saving options have been identified. The ASST and its working groups have been tasked with performing an analysis of the scientific impact of those options that concern the scientific payload. At the stage of this SIMO (Scientific Impact of Mass-saving Options) exercise, rough estimates of the impact on the Level 1 Science Objectives are needed.
Research Center/Unit :
STAR - Space sciences, Technologies and Astrophysics Research - ULiège
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Rauw, Grégor ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophysique, géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Groupe d'astrophysique des hautes énergies (GAPHE)
Sciortino, Salvo; INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo, Italy
Bozzo, Enrico; Université de Genève, Switzerland > ISDC
Schwope, Alex; AIP - Leibniz-Institut für Astrophysik Potsdam [DE]
Language :
English
Title :
Impact of the various mass-saving options identified in the framework of the MCR and delta-MCR on the scientific objectives of SWG3.2
