Voyager 2 - A grand tour of the giant planets

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Aug 1981

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American Astronautical Society and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Lake

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Flyby Missions, Gas Giant Planets, Grand Tours, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Encounters, Jupiter (Planet), Neptune (Planet), Radiation Belts, Saturn (Planet), Uranus (Planet)

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The current Voyager 2 multiple gravity assist mission encountering Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune is reviewed. Included in the discussion are an historical background of the mission, emphasizing objectives and constraints, and the mission synthesis and selection for the Saturn, Uranus and Neptune encounters. The philosophy, options, characteristics and constraints of the encounters are also discussed, including the avoidance of rings, penetration into magnetic fields, and date synchronization. In addition, the trajectory selection process which resulted in the choice of the specific outer planet tour is summarized, and current reevaluations are presented.

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