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Space Missions: Astrodynamics; Celestial Mechanics
United Arab Emirates

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Khalifa University of Science and Technology: Abu Dhabi, AE

2021-07-01 to present | Associate Professor (Aerospace Engineering)
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Elena Fantino

Khalifa University of Science and Technology (KUST): Abu Dhabi, AE

2017-08-13 to present | Assistant Professor (Aerospace Engineering)
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Elena Fantino

Polytechnic University of Catalonia: Terrassa, Barcelona, ES

2012-09-01 to 2016-07-31 | Associate Professor (School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering )
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Elena Fantino

Polytechnic University of Catalonia: Terrassa, Barcelona, ES

2010-09-01 to 2012-08-31 | Visiting Lecturer (School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering)
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Elena Fantino

Space Studies Institute of Catalonia: Barcelona, Barcelona, ES

2008-09-01 to 2010-08-31 | Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow
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Elena Fantino

University of Padua: Padua, IT

2004-02-01 to 2008-07-31 | Research Assistant (Astronomy Department)
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Elena Fantino

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Padua: Padua, IT

1997-10-01 to 2001-02-23 | PhD in Space Sciences and Technologies (CISAS G.Colombo)
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Elena Fantino

University of Padua: Padua, IT

1990-10-01 to 1997-03-24 | MSc Degree in Astronomy (Astronomy Department)
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Elena Fantino

Works (46)

Direct low-energy trajectories to Near-Earth Objects

Acta Astronautica
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: E. Fantino; R. Flores; G. Donnarumma; D. Canales; K.C. Howell
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Optimal low-thrust orbit transfers connecting Gateway with Earth and Moon

Acta Astronautica
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Chiara Pozzi; Mauro Pontani; Alessandro Beolchi; Elena Fantino
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Higher-order composition of short- and long-period effects for satellite analytical ephemeris computation

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Martin Lara; Elena Fantino; Hadi Susanto; Roberto Flores
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Optimization, guidance, and control of low-thrust transfers from the Lunar Gateway to low lunar orbit

Acta Astronautica
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Chiara Pozzi; Mauro Pontani; Alessandro Beolchi; Elena Fantino
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Orbital perturbation coupling of primary oblateness and solar radiation pressure

Nonlinear Dynamics
2024-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Martin Lara; Elena Fantino; Roberto Flores
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Multiple-arc optimization of low-thrust Earth–Moon orbit transfers leveraging implicit costate transformation

Acta Astronautica
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Alessandro Beolchi; Mauro Pontani; Chiara Pozzi; Elena Fantino
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End-to-end trajectory concept for close exploration of Saturn’s Inner Large Moons

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: E. Fantino; B.M. Burhani; R. Flores; E.M. Alessi; F. Solano; M. Sanjurjo-Rivo
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Transfers Between Moons with Escape and Capture Patterns via Lyapunov Exponent Maps

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: David Canales; Kathleen C. Howell; Elena Fantino; Annika J. Gilliam
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Statistical Study of Uncontrolled Geostationary Satellites near an Unstable Equilibrium Point

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberto Flores; Mauro Pontani; Elena Fantino
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A versatile moon-to-moon transfer design method for applications involving libration point orbits

Acta Astronautica
2022-09 | Journal article
Contributors: D. Canales; K.C. Howell; E. Fantino
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Transfer design between neighborhoods of planetary moons in the circular restricted three-body problem: the moon-to-moon analytical transfer method

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
2021-08 | Journal article
Contributors: David Canales; Kathleen C. Howell; Elena Fantino
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Science orbits in the Saturn–Enceladus circular restricted three-body problem with oblate primaries

Acta Astronautica
2021-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Francisco Salazar; Adham Alkhaja; Elena Fantino; Elisa Maria Alessi
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Design and performance of low-energy orbits for the exploration of Enceladus

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
2020-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Fantino; Francisco Salazar; Elisa Maria Alessi
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Nonsingular recursion formulas for third-body perturbations in mean vectorial elements

Astronomy & Astrophysics
2020-02 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Lara; A. J. Rosengren; E. Fantino
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Minimum orbital intersection distance: an asymptotic approach

Astronomy & Astrophysics
2020-01 | Journal article
Contributors: J. M. Hedo; E. Fantino; M. Ruíz; J. Peláez
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Accurate and efficient propagation of satellite orbits in the terrestrial gravity field

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85079190296

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Flores, R.; Adheem, A.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Characterization of low-energy orbits for the exploration of planetary systems

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85079118023

Contributors: Salazar, F.; Fantino, E.; Alessi, E.M.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Gravitational capture at saturn with low-thrust assistance

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
2019 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85072975942

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Peláez, J.; Flores, R.; Raposo-Pulido, V.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

REGULUS: A propulsion platform to boost small satellite missions

Acta Astronautica
2019-04 | Journal article
Contributors: M. Manente; F. Trezzolani; M. Magarotto; E. Fantino; A. Selmo; N. Bellomo; E. Toson; D. Pavarin
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Efficient two-body approximations of impulsive transfers between halo orbits

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2018 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85065299656

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Flores, R.M.; Al-Khateeb, A.N.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

On the solution of Lambert's problem by regularization

Acta Astronautica
2018-12 | Journal article
Contributors: D. De La Torre; R. Flores; E. Fantino
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A low-cost helicon propulsion system to boost small satellite missions

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85051436800

Contributors: Manente, M.; Trezzolani, F.; Selmo, A.; Fantino, E.; Mistè, G.; Toson, E.; Pavarin, D.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Geosynchronous inclined orbits for high-latitude communications

Acta Astronautica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85029834372

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Flores, R.M.; Di Carlo, M.; Di Salvo, A.; Cabot, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

The Small Mars System

Acta Astronautica
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85018753492

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Grassi, M.; Pasolini, P.; Causa, F.; Molfese, C.; Aurigemma, R.; Cimminiello, N.; de la Torre, D.; Dell'Aversana, P.; Esposito, F. et al.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Efficient design of direct low-energy transfers in multi-moon systems

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
2017-04-17 | Journal article
Contributors: Elena Fantino; Roberto Castelli
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Small Mars satellite: A low-cost system for Mars exploration

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85016481681

Contributors: Pasolini, P.; Aurigemma, R.; Causa, F.; Cimminiello, N.; De La Torre Sangrà, D.; Dell'Aversana, P.; Esposito, F.; Fantino, E.; Gramiccia, L.; Grassi, M. et al.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Two-body approximations in the design of low-energy transfers between galilean moons

Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
2016 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84982899830

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Castelli, R.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Erratum to: Methods of harmonic synthesis for global geopotential models and their first-, second- and third-order gradients [J Geod, (2009), 83, 595-619, DOI 10.1007/s00190-008-0275-0]

Journal of Geodesy
2015 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84944081008

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Casotto, S.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Optimal low-thrust transfers between libration point orbits

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-83555163602

Contributors: Ren, Y.; Pergola, P.; Fantino, E.; Thiere, B.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Study of a lunar satellite navigation system

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
2012 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-84883534461

Contributors: Carretero, G.S.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Two mechanisms of natural transport in the Solar System

Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052379805

Contributors: Ren, Y.; Masdemont, J.J.; Gómez, G.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

A note on libration point orbits, temporary capture and low-energy transfers

Acta Astronautica
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77956055878

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Gómez, G.; Masdemont, J.J.; Ren, Y.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Spacecraft trajectories to the L<inf>3</inf> point of the Sun-Earth three-body problem

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78049457395

Contributors: Tantardini, M.; Fantino, E.; Ren, Y.; Pergola, P.; Gómez, G.; Masdemont, J.J.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Star visibility and tracking from the Space Station

Advances in Space Research
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77957867639

Contributors: Bernacca, P.L.; Facchinetti, C.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Gravitational gradients by tensor analysis with application to spherical coordinates

Journal of Geodesy
2009 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-67649786619

Contributors: Casotto, S.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Methods of harmonic synthesis for global geopotential models and their first-, second- and third-order gradients

Journal of Geodesy
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67649794819

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Casotto, S.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

On the relationship between the Earth's weak stability boundary region and the low-energy transfers to the Moon

60th International Astronautical Congress 2009, IAC 2009
2009 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-77953546385

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Gomez, G.; Masdemont, J.J.; Ren, Y.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of methods for spherical harmonic synthesis of the gravitational potential and its gradients

Advances in Space Research
2007 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-34447282455

Contributors: Casotto, S.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

A new reduction of the raw Hipparcos data

Astronomy and Astrophysics
2005 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-23944499363

Contributors: Van Leeuwen, F.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Dynamic modelling of the Hipparcos attitude

Space Science Reviews
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0242708642

Contributors: Van Leeuwen, F.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Introduction to a further examination of the Hipparcos data

Space Science Reviews
2003 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0242624488

Contributors: Van Leeuwen, F.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Modelling the torques affecting the Hipparcos satellite

Space Science Reviews
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0242624489

Contributors: Fantino, E.; Van Leeuwen, F.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Ultra-Violet Italian Sky Surveyor (UVISS) on the International Space Station (ISS). Study report

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
2000 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-17744378549

Contributors: Bernacca, P.L.; Antonello, E.; Bertola, F.; Martinez, A.P.; Stalio, R.; Catalano, S.; Maraschi, L.; Rodonò, M.; Tondello, G.; Villa, G.E. et al.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Minimum-Fuel Escape from Two-Body Sun-Earth System

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics
1999 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0348193766

Contributors: Colasurdo, G.; Casalino, L.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Minimum-fuel escape from two-body earth-sun system

Advances in the Astronautical Sciences
1998 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-0347655172

Contributors: Colasurdo, G.; Casalino, L.; Fantino, E.
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Elena Fantino via Scopus - Elsevier

Networking in Interstellar Dimensions: Communicating with TRAPPIST-1

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
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Peer review (8 reviews for 5 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta astronautica. (1)
Review activity for Celestial mechanics & dynamical astronomy. (2)
Review activity for Communications in nonlinear science & numerical simulation (3)
Review activity for Journal of statistical theory and practice. (1)
Review activity for The Journal of the astronautical sciences. (1)