Broad Search Solar Electric Propulsion Trajectories to Saturn with Gravity Assists
Broad Search Solar Electric Propulsion Trajectories to Saturn with Gravity Assists
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Solar electric propulsion (SEP) trajectories to Saturn using multiple gravity assists are explored for the joint NASA and ESA Titan Saturn System Mission study. Results show that these new trajectories enable greater performance compared to chemical propulsion with similar gravity assists or SEP without gravity assists. This paper describes the method used in finding these interplanetary trajectories and examines variations in the performance for different SEP systems, flight times, and flyby sequences. The benefits of the SEP trajectories for a mission to Saturn are also discussed.
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Broad Search Solar Electric Propulsion Trajectories to Saturn with Gravity Assists
2009 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2009 ; Pittsburgh, PA, United States
2009-08-09
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English
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