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Maneuver sequence design for the post-Jupiter leg of Pioneer SaturnAfter passing the planet Jupiter in December 1974, Pioneer 11 is on a flight path on which it will encounter Saturn in late 1979. Following an uncorrected trajectory, the spacecraft would pass 2 million km behind Saturn. A sequence of midcourse maneuvers for modifying the Pioneer trajectory is discussed. The corrected flight path is to bring the spacecraft within 500,000 km of Saturn's satellite Titan. Attention is given to maneuver capabilities and constraints, the maneuver design concept, questions related to the selection of an interim aimpoint, and aspects of maneuver implementation.
Document ID
19760060146
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Frauenholz, R. B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Brady, W. F.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1976
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 76-801
Meeting Information
Meeting: Astrodynamics Conference
Location: San Diego, CA
Start Date: August 18, 1976
End Date: August 20, 1976
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and American Astronatical Society
Accession Number
76A43112
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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