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Global Moon Coverage via Hyperbolic FlybysThe scientific desire for global coverage of moons such as Jupiter's Galilean moons or Saturn's Titan has invariably led to the design of orbiter missions. These orbiter missions require a large amount of propellant needed to insert into orbit around such small bodies, and for a given launch vehicle, the additional propellant mass takes away from mass that could otherwise be used for scientific instrumentation on a multiple flyby-only mission. This paper will present methods--expanding upon techniques developed for the design of the Cassini prime and extended missions--to obtain near global moon coverage through multiple flybys. Furthermore we will show with proper instrument suite selection, a flyby-only mission can provide science return similar (and in some cases greater) to that of an orbiter mission.
Document ID
20150004639
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Buffington, Brent
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Strange, Nathan
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Campagnola, Stefano
(Institute of Space and Astronautical Science Sagamihara, Japan)
Date Acquired
April 8, 2015
Publication Date
October 29, 2012
Subject Category
Astrodynamics
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics
Location: Pasadena, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 29, 2012
End Date: November 2, 2012
Sponsors: Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech.
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
orbital mechanics
gravity assist
trajectory design
mission design

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