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Cassini Solstice Mission Maneuver Experience: Year ThreeThe Cassini spacecraft is now in its second Saturn tour extension, the Solstice Mission. By emphasizing propellant preservation over minimizing maneuver cycles, the Cassini Project is meeting the challenge of mission completion in 2017. Since June 2012, 18 of 21 maneuvers were performed to closely maintain the prescribed trajectory, saving downstream propellant. These and other maneuvers during the third year of the Solstice Mission (June 2012 to August 2013) are highlighted in this paper: 31 planned maneuvers targeted to 11 Titan flybys and the last planned Rhea encounter. An assessment of the updated maneuver execution-error models will also be presented.
Document ID
20150007336
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Wagner, Sean V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Arrieta, Juan
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hahn, Yungsun
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Stumpf, Paul W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Valerino, Powtawche N.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wong, Mau C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
May 5, 2015
Publication Date
February 10, 2013
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Astrodynamics
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Kauai, HI
Country: United States
Start Date: February 10, 2013
End Date: February 14, 2013
Sponsors: American Astronautical Society, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Cassini
maneuver
mission navigation
Solstice

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