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Interplanetary electric propulsion uranus mission trades supporting the decadal survey
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dankanich, John W. McAdams Sr., James |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Description | The Decadal Survey Committee was tasked to develop a comprehensive science and mission strategy for planetary science that updates and extends the National Academies Space Studies Board s current solar system exploration decadal survey. A Uranus orbiter mission has been evaluated as a part of this 2013-2022 Planetary Science Decadal Survey. A comprehensive Uranus orbiter mission design was completed, including a broad search of interplanetary electric propulsion transfer options. The scope of interplanetary trades was limited to electric propulsion concepts, both solar and radioisotope powered. Solar electric propulsion offers significant payloads to Uranus. Inserted mass into the initial science orbit due is highly sensitive to transfer time due to arrival velocities. The recommended baseline trajectory is a 13 year transfer with an Atlas 551, a 1+1 NEXT stage with 15 kW of power using an EEJU trajectory and a 1,000km EGA flyby altitude constraint. This baseline delivers over 2,000kg into the initial science orbit. Interplanetary trajectory trades and sensitivity analyses are presented herein. |
| File Size | 938749 |
| Page Count | 19 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20120018044 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5cc60f5w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2011-02-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Electric Propulsion Uranus Planet Solar Electric Propulsion Interplanetary Spacecraft Flyby Missions Mission Planning Space Exploration Trajectory Analysis Payloads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |