Phase 1 Study for the Phobos L1 Operational Tether Experiment (PHLOTE)

Abstract: NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program selected the PHLOTE mission proposal for a 2017 Phase 1 study. This PHLOTE study provides a credible example of an innovative mission architecture that can be used to enable many future missions throughout the solar system.One of the key Phase 1 deliverables identified in the PHLOTE proposal is this Study Report which is derived from the PHLOTE Concept of Operations (ConOps) Document developed during the study. The PHLOTE ConOps describes the…