This paper describes a conceptual flagship-class Europa orbiter concept that was assumed to launch as early as 2012, arriving at Europa approximately 8 years later using inner solar system gravity assists to reach Jupiter. Jupiter's intense radiation environment limits the mission duration at Europa to 30 days for this study, though the duration is a result of multiple trades and is by no means fixed. The Europa Subgroup of the Outer Planets Assessment Group identified six primary science objectives for this concept.
Exploring Europa with an RPS-Powered Orbiter Spacecraft
IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2006 ; Big Sky, MT, United States
2006-03-04
Preprint
No indication
English
Exploring Europa with an RPS-powered orbiter spacecraft
IEEE | 2006
|Europa Orbiter exploration strategy
NTRS | 2001
|Europa orbiter mission concept
NTRS | 2002
|