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Navigating the Magellan AerobrakeThe Magellan spacecraft has been aerobraked into a 197 x 541 km near-circular orbit around Venus from which it is conducting a high-resolution gravity mapping mission. This was the first interplanetary aerobrake maneuver and involved flying the spacecraft through the upper reaches of the Venusian atmosphere 730 times over a 70 day period.
Document ID
20060039721
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/36613
Authors
Giorgini, J.
Wong, S.
You, T-H.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Magellan aerobrake Venusian

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