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End-of-life disposal of libration point orbit missions: The case of Gaia

Armellin, Roberto; Rasotto, Mirco; Di Lizia, Pierluigi +1 more

This work investigates end of life disposal options for libration point orbit missions. Three different options are presented: the first one considers spacecraft's re-entry in Earth's atmosphere, the second one concerns the impact on the Moon, whereas the third one consists in the injection of the spacecraft into a heliocentric graveyard orbit. Th…