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Cassini Maneuver Experience Through the Last Icy Satellite Targeted Flybys of the MissionThe Cassini spacecraft will reach its spectacular end-of-mission in September 2017, after having spent a successful twenty years in space gathering invaluable scientific data about Saturn, its rings, and moons. Cassini has flown the most complex gravity-assist trajectory ever designed, which requires frequent maneuvering to achieve the desired targets. After so many years in operation the propellant is starting to dwindle, making it of paramount importance that the maneuvers be designed to prioritize preserving propellant. This paper highlights the strategies for 50 planned maneuvers during twelve Titan flybys and the last Dione and Enceladus flybys of the mission.
Document ID
20190025514
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Hernandez, Sonia
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Wagner, Sean V.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Vaquero, Mar
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hahn, Yungsun
(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)
Laipert, Frank E.
(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)
Stumpf, Pau W.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
June 3, 2019
Publication Date
February 14, 2016
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
JPL-CL-16-0430
AAS 16-243
Report Number: JPL-CL-16-0430
Report Number: AAS 16-243
Meeting Information
Meeting: AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting
Location: Napa, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: February 14, 2016
End Date: February 18, 2016
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
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Public
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