Jupiter Orbiter and Probe project - Synthesis of the mission designThe Jupiter Orbiter Probe (JOP), scheduled to be launched by the Shuttle IUS in 1981, is described in terms of its scientific mission objectives. These include: analysis of the chemical composition and physical state of Jupiter's atmosphere, the chemical composition and physical state of Ganymede and Callisto, and the topology and behavior of the magnetic field and energetic particle fluxes. Attention is given to an atmospheric probe which will be launched from the main probe, and to the navigation requirements necessary to 'bounce' the JOP around the Jovian moons.
Document ID
19780048032
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Beckman, J. C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Roberts, P. H., Jr. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Advanced Projects Group, Pasadena Calif., United States)