Electric transfer optimization for Mars sample return mission

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 48, Issue 5-12, 2001, Pages 651-660

  Bertrand, Régis ^a,b   Bernussou, Jacques ^a   Geffroy, Sophie ^a   Epenoy, Richard ^a  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ORBITAL TRANSFER; ORBITS; PROPELLANTS; SPACE RENDEZVOUS; TRAJECTORIES;

CHEMICAL PROPULSION; ELECTRIC TRANSFER;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035264836     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-5765(01)00014-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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