Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
Space Propulsion - IAP/TU Wien
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
<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)