The trajectory profile that will be used by Japan's Sakigake spacecraft to accomplish its extended-mission objectives is described. Currently, Sakigake is following a heliocentric trajectory that will return to the earth's vicinity in January 1992. Four earth gravity-assist maneuvers are planned to redirect Sakigake to an encounter with Comet Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (HMP) in February 1996. While carrying out the earth-swingby maneuvers, the spacecraft will make several passes through previously unexplored regions of the distant geomagnetic tail.


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    Title :

    Trajectories for the Sakigake extended-mission phase


    Contributors:
    Farquhar, R. (author) / Dunham, D. (author) / Hsu, S. (author) / Uesugi, K. (author) / Kawaguchi, J. (author)

    Conference:

    International Symposium on Space Technology and Science ; 1988 ; Sapporo, Japan


    Publication date :

    1988-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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