Abstract Though all chapters have discussed how to get from Earth to a planet, and even how to enter an operational orbit around a planet, the type of operational orbit has not been discussed yet. The operational orbit selection depends on many factors, such as ground coverage for scientific missions, coverage to a lander for relay satellites, or the need for certain Sun illuminations due to constraints acting on the power sub-system. There are different types of planetary orbits, and these will be discussed in this chapter.


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    Title :

    Planetary Orbits


    Contributors:


    Edition :

    1st ed. 2016


    Publication date :

    2015-12-24


    Size :

    39 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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