A concept of delivering recoverable payloads into low Earth orbit (LEO) is introduced. It exploits the full payload capacity of the Ariane 4 when launched into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) using a technique of jumping off the ascending launch vehicle and circularizing the payload into low Earth orbits prior to reaching the geostationary transfer orbit injection state vector. The optimized point determination is discussed.


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    Title :

    Launch Opportunities into LEO (Low Earth Orbit) via Ariane Ascent into GTO (Geostationary Transfer Orbit.)


    Contributors:
    P. Natenbruk (author) / N. Deutscher (author) / J. Bitte (author)

    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English