Planetary operations for the Pioneer Venus Orbiter mission

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Jan 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988aiaa.meetr....j&link_type=abstract

AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 26th, Reno, NV, Jan. 11-14, 1988. 13 p.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Nasa Programs, Pioneer Venus Spacecraft, Planetary Environments, Space Exploration, Venus Probes, Mission Planning, Satellite-Borne Instruments, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spacecraft Design, Venus Atmosphere

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The Pioneer Venus Orbiter was inserted into Venus orbit on December 4, 1974 and is expected to operate until 1992. This paper discusses the scientific objectives of the Pioneer Venus Orbiter Project components, i.e., the Orbiter spacecraft, the atmosphere entry Probes, and the probe Bus, together with the design and operation characteristics of the Orbiter. Consideration is also given to the science instruments of the Orbiter, to their requirements with respect to pointing, orientation, and timing, and to the ground operations system. The Probes, the Bus, and the Orbiter were selected to study Venus in complementary ways: the Probes by sounding through most of the atmosphere at four locations, the probe Bus by sounding through the upper atmosphere during entry, and the Orbiter by in situ planet-wide observations of the ionosphere and the extreme upper atmosphere, and by examining the surface and interior remotely. In addition, the Orbiter also observes the interactions of Venus with the solar environment.

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