Magellan in transition
Abstract
Aerobraking Magellan would provide the possibility of obtaining gravity field data for Venus all the way to the poles. Attempts to accomplish aerobraking, which began on May 25, 1993 in the Magellan Transition Experiment, are discussed.
- Publication:
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AIAA Student Journal
- Pub Date:
- 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993AIASJ..31....8D
- Keywords:
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- Magellan Project (Nasa);
- Orbital Maneuvers;
- Planetary Mapping;
- Radar Maps;
- Spacecraft Control;
- Aerobraking;
- Automatic Control;
- Gravitational Fields;
- Mission Planning;
- Orbit Calculation;
- Space Communication;
- Astronautics (General)