In the Saturnian system, the control of the node-crossing point is important to avoid debris in Saturn's ring plane and to target flybys of moons other than Titan. This paper describes how to use gravity assists to control a spacecrft's node crossings.
Control of node crossings in Saturnian gravity-assist tours
AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference ; 2003 ; Big Sky, MT, United States
2003-08-01
Conference paper
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English
Control of Node Crossings in Saturnian Gravity-Assist Tours (AAS 03-545)
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