Giotto, the European mission to Halley's Comet

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Apr 1983

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983ruimt..32...51k&link_type=abstract

Ruimtevaart, vol. 32, April 1983, p. 51-68. In Dutch.

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Giotto Mission, Halley'S Comet, Mission Planning, Attitude Control, Spaceborne Experiments, Spacecraft Design, Spacecraft Power Supplies, Telecommunication, Temperature Control

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An overview of the Giotto mission is given. The history and general characteristics of Halley's Comet are reviewed, and the plan of the mission is sketched: Giotto will be launched in July, 1985, and encounter the comet eight months later at a velocity of 250,000 km/h, approaching to within 500 km of the nucleus and completing the experiments and data transmission within 4 h. The 54-kg scientific payload, the heliocentric orbit, and the spacecraft design (structure, solid-fuel motor, particle shield, antenna-directing mechanism, temperature control, attitude control, power supply, and telecommunication/data-transmission system) are characterized. The organization, history, and financing of the project are briefly discussed.

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