Add to ORKGAs a result of discoveries made by the Cassini spacecraft, Saturn’s moon Ence-ladus has emerged as a high science-value target for a future orbiter mission. How-ever, past studies of an Enceladus orbiter mission found that entering Enceladus orbit either requires a prohibitively large orbit insertion ∆V (> 3.5 km/s) or a pro-hibitively long flight time. In order to reach Enceladus with a reasonable flight time and ∆V budget, a new tour design method is presented that uses gravity-assists of low-mass moons combined with v-infinity leveraging maneuvers. This new method can achieve Enceladus orbit with a combined leveraging and insertion ∆V of ∼1 km/s and a 2.5 year Saturn tour
The small (approximately 500 km in diameter) satellite Enceladus is moving near the equatorial plane...
Abstract Saturn?s moons, Titan and Enceladus, are two of the Solar System?s most enigmatic bodies an...
Orbit insertion at Saturn requires a large impulsive manoeuver due to the velocity difference betwee...
Recent discoveries regarding Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, have transformed the small icy moon into one ...
The announced missions to the Saturn and Jupiter systems renewed the space community interest in sim...
UnrestrictedESA and NASA scientific missions to the Jupiter and Saturn systems will answer fundament...
We present a trajectory concept for a small mission to the four inner large satellites of Saturn. Le...
“If you turned Enceladus off, you would probably turn off the E Ring. ” – Linda Spiker, Cassini dep...
Search for habitability in Outer Planets moons, requires presence of proper chemistry, water, and en...
The Cassini spacecraft carried out gravity measurements of the small Saturnian moon Enceladus during...
Accepted for publication in The Planetary Science JournalInternational audienceEnceladus, an icy moo...
Future missions to Enceladus would benefit from multi-moon tours that leverage V-infinity on resonan...
Enceladus has taken its place as one of the most remarkable moons in the solar system. When Voyager ...
Trajectory design, given the current level of propulsive technology, requires knowledge of orbital m...
The small (approximately 500 km in diameter) satellite Enceladus is moving near the equatorial plane...
Abstract Saturn?s moons, Titan and Enceladus, are two of the Solar System?s most enigmatic bodies an...
Orbit insertion at Saturn requires a large impulsive manoeuver due to the velocity difference betwee...
Recent discoveries regarding Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, have transformed the small icy moon into one ...
The announced missions to the Saturn and Jupiter systems renewed the space community interest in sim...
UnrestrictedESA and NASA scientific missions to the Jupiter and Saturn systems will answer fundament...
We present a trajectory concept for a small mission to the four inner large satellites of Saturn. Le...
“If you turned Enceladus off, you would probably turn off the E Ring. ” – Linda Spiker, Cassini dep...
Search for habitability in Outer Planets moons, requires presence of proper chemistry, water, and en...
The Cassini spacecraft carried out gravity measurements of the small Saturnian moon Enceladus during...
Accepted for publication in The Planetary Science JournalInternational audienceEnceladus, an icy moo...
Future missions to Enceladus would benefit from multi-moon tours that leverage V-infinity on resonan...
Enceladus has taken its place as one of the most remarkable moons in the solar system. When Voyager ...
Trajectory design, given the current level of propulsive technology, requires knowledge of orbital m...
The small (approximately 500 km in diameter) satellite Enceladus is moving near the equatorial plane...
Abstract Saturn?s moons, Titan and Enceladus, are two of the Solar System?s most enigmatic bodies an...
Orbit insertion at Saturn requires a large impulsive manoeuver due to the velocity difference betwee...