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Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien

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<strong>Space</strong> <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />

Gravity assist at Jupiter<br />

v P<br />

= 13.1 km/s<br />

passage behind planet<br />

passage in front of planet<br />

gravity assist at Jupiter can boost S/C velocity to hyperbolic orbit so that it can<br />

leave solar system (ΔV > (2 1/2 -1) v P = 5.4 km/s)

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