Trajectory options for the Mariner Mark II Tempel 2 rendezvous mission

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Asteroid Missions, Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby Mission, Comets, Flyby Missions, Mariner Mark 2 Spacecraft, Rendezvous Spacecraft, Rendezvous Trajectories, Comet Nuclei, Cometary Atmospheres, Spacecraft Trajectories

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Recent schedule changes have motivated a reassessment of the mission options for the Mariner Mark II Comet Rendezvous Asteroid Flyby. A new baseline mission has been selected, which will launch in September 1992 and arrive at comet Tempel 2 in December 1996. The geometry of the comet's orbit imposes on the mission total delta-V requirements that can best be met by selection of a delta-V-EGA trajectory, during which an earth gravity assist is used to improve mission performance. There is considerable freedom in the choice of comet arrival date and asteroid flyby targets; associated with each potential asteroid flyby is a different penalty in terms of delta-V and comet arrival data. Analysis of the trajectory and the asteroid flyby options will continue throughout the early phases of the Project.

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