Interplanetary trajectory characteristics are presented, for Venus swingbys to Mercury, where multiple revolutions about the Sun are permitted. Additional consideration is given to the use of multiple Venus swingbys and/or to midcourse, near perilhelion, propulsive maneuvers to improve the performance of the mission as measured in terms of payload in Mercury orbit. Missions in 1980, 1983, 1985 and 1988 were analyzed with navigation results also developed. An exploratory investigation established the availability of low energy mission opportunities in 1991, 1994, 1996 and 1999. (Author)


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    Title :

    Ballistic Mode Mercury Orbiter Mission Opportunity Handbook Extension


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    134 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Ballistic mode Mercury orbiter mission opportunity handbook extension

    Hollenbeck, G. R. / Lewis, P. S. / Rockenbach, P. C. | NTRS | 1974


    Ballistic mode Mercury orbiter mission opportunity handbook

    Hollenbeck, G. R. / Roos, D. G. / Lewis, P. S. | NTRS | 1973


    Ballistic Mode Mercury Orbiter Mission Opportunity Handbook

    G. R. Hollenbeck / D. G. Roos / P. S. Lewis | NTIS | 1973



    Ballistic mode Mercury orbiter missions.

    Hollenbeck, G. R. | NTRS | 1973