Radioisotope Electric Propulsion (REP) has the potential to enable small spacecraft to orbit outer planetary targets with trip times comparable to flyby missions. The ability to transition from a flyby to an orbiter mission lies in the availability of continuous low power electric propulsion along the entire trajectory. The electric propulsion system s role is to add and remove energy from the spacecraft s trajectory to bring it in and out of a heliocentric hyperbolic escape trajectory for the outermost target bodies. Energy is added and the trajectory is reshaped to rendezvous with the closer-in target bodies. Sample REP trajectories will be presented for missions ranging for distances from Jupiter orbit to the Pluto-Kuiper Belt.


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    Titel :

    Mission Steering Profiles of Outer Planetary Orbiters Using Radioisotope Electric Propulsion


    Beteiligte:
    Fiehler, Douglas (Autor:in) / Oleson, Steven (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Space Technology and Applications International Forum ; 2004 ; Albuquerque, NM, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.2004


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :



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    S. Oleson / S. Benson / L. Gefert et al. | NTIS | 2002


    RADIOISOTOPE ELECTRIC PROPULSION FOR FAST OUTER PLANETARY ORBITERS

    Oleson, S. / Benson, S. / Gefert, L. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2002


    Radioisotope Electric Propulsion for Fast Outer Planetary Orbiters

    Oleson, Steven / Benson, Scott / Gefert, Leon et al. | NTRS | 2002