Chemical and solar electric propulsion options for a cornerstone mission to Mercury

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 443-452

  Langevin, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; ORBITS; PLANETS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CHEMICAL PROPULSION; PLANET MERCURY; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0034223701     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(00)00084-9     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Yen (1989) Ballistic Mercury orbiter missions via Venus gravity assist. Jour. Astronautical Sciences 37, 417-432.
2. Hechler M. (1996) Mercury Orbiter mission analysis: on mission opportunities with chemical and Solar Electric Propulsion. MAS working paper #389
3. Racca G. (1997) Mercury Orbiter mission with Solar Electric Propulsion. ESA/PF/1440.97/GR
4. This study was supported in part by ESA contract 042/98