Outline of specific solutions in the areas of attitude control, interplanetary trajectory parameters, and orbital configurations of major planetary spacecraft. It is shown that inertia wheel supplementation to a three-axis, stabilized attitude control system will substantially reduce propellant weight and attitude jet firings, especially when considering three-year orbital lifetimes as well as interplanetary trip times of several years. Eight interplanetary trajectory parameters including the earth injection energy and the declination of the launch asymptote are shown for a 1980 earth launch mission to Jupiter. The effects of the interplanetary trajectory parameters on the deboost velocities and resulting orbits about Jupiter are summarized. Orbital mode and science interfaces are defined, and a celestial mechanics experiment independent of earth tracking is briefly outlined.
The effects of trajectory characteristics on scientific objectives for major planetary orbiters.
1972-10-01
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