The Solar Polar Sail Mission uses solar-sail propulsion to place a spacecraft in a circular orbit 0.48 AU from the Sun with an inclination of 90 °.


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    Title :

    A Solar Polar Sail Mission: Report of a Study to Put a Scientific Spacecraft in a Circular Polar Orbit about the Sun


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    Publication date :

    1998-07-19


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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