International Solar Polar mission
Abstract
The paper deals with the program concept, mission characteristics, and technical requirements for the ESA and NASA sponsored International Solar Polar mission in which two spacecraft will be sent into a heliospheric orbit, approximately at right angles to the ecliptic plane. The use of an inertial upper stage for interplanetary orbit injection and of Jupiter swing by techniques for final targeting into a solar polar orbit constitute the unique features of the mission profile. The spacecraft design evolved from solutions of problems involving radiation, field of view, magnetic and electromagnetic interference, thermal stability, and structural stability. The spacecraft launch and orbital configurations are illustrated, and the functional block diagram is discussed.
- Publication:
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Munich International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- September 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979muni.iafcQ....S
- Keywords:
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- European Space Programs;
- International Cooperation;
- Mission Planning;
- Nasa Programs;
- Solar Probes;
- Radioisotope Batteries;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Spacecraft Control;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Temperature Control;
- Thermoelectric Generators;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles