The mission design for Project Galileo is described. Details are presented on the design of the trajectory from launch through completion of the satellite tour, with emphasis on how this design is influenced both by science requirements on the mission and by the interaction of this design with the various elements of the Project. A number of features contribute to the uniqueness of the mission design for this Project. Among the more salient of these that are described in this paper are the use of numerous planetary or satellite encounters for gravity assisted trajectory shaping, and closely related to this, the threading of a trajectory through the Galilean satellite system which meets the mission objectives with a minimum of propulsive trajectory corrections.
Project Galileo mission design
International Astronautical Congress
1980-09-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
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