Teaching old spacecraft new tricks

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Aug 1988

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Sky and Telescope (ISSN 0037-6604), vol. 76, Aug. 1988, p. 134, 135.

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Flyby Missions, Giotto Mission, International Sun Earth Explorer 3, Interplanetary Flight, Mission Planning, Spacecraft Trajectories, Comet Tails, Giacobini-Zinner Comet, Swingby Technique, Trajectory Control

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The technique of sending existing space probes on extended mission by altering their orbital paths with gravity-assist maneuvers and relatively brief rocket firings is examined. The use of the technique to convert the International Sun-Earth Explorer 3 mission into the International Cometary Explorer mission is discussed. Other examples are considered, including the extension of the Giotto mission and the retargeting of the Sakigake spacecraft. The original and altered trajectories of these three missions are illustrated.

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