NASA's proposed mission to send a single electric propulsion spacecraft to orbit Callisto, Ganymeds, and Europa within a decade would require a very complex trajectory. Strong multi-body effects combined with low-thrust control of capture and escape will make the trajectory challenging. This paper describes an optimal trajectory that begins in low Earth orbit and ends in low Io orbit.
An investigation of a Jupiter Galilean Moon Orbiter trajectory
2003 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2003 ; Big Sky, MT, United States
2003-08-01
Conference paper
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English
An Investigation of a Jupiter Galilean Moon Orbiter Trajectory (AAS 03-544)
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
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