METHOD 1

In the mission plan is detailed the movements and specific actions of the mission. Each function of the mission is detailed.

Phase 1

The ignition starts and the rocked gets to a circular orbit.

Phase 2

A part of the rocket that contains the propellant for the first phase deploy the rocket because it is no longer useful.

Phase 3

Six cubesats which orbit around the earth in different orbits are deployed from a payload chamber of the rocket. Those cubesats (UATS) are used as a GPS method to know the exact position of the cubesat on the asteroid.

Phase 4

The second stage of the rocket starts the ignition to move to the elliptical transfer orbit (Hohmann transfer). The rocket only go over half of the orbit.

Phase 5

Before reaching the apogee, the part of the rocket that has contributed on accelerating in phase 4 is deployed, gaining some movement and saving some fuel.

Phase 6

When reached the apogee of the elliptical orbit, thrusters of the acceleration module of the satellite turn on to accelerate it and achieve the sufficient velocity to situate the satellite in the orbit of the asteroid.

Phase 7

The acceleration module is ejected because has achieved his objective. This causes a little loss of velocity on the satellite, which permits that the asteroid reaches it because there is a very small relative velocity between both objects. The satellite needs to contrast the effects of losing velocity by activating the propulsion system to makes a force in the opposite direction to the earth. If the satellite did not do that, would lose height of the orbit.

Phase 8

The asteroid has reached the satellite. The collision is soft because the difference of velocity is very little, because of the satellite thrusters regulation and because of the hydraulic articulated lecs action. The drill makes a hole on the asteroid surface the ensure the position and later make a chemical analysis.

Phase 9

The recovering of the satellite is deployed and the cubesat can operate normally.