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Mission Phase Description Event start Event end<br />

Capture into<br />

Martian orbit<br />

Final orbit<br />

acquisition<br />

Orbital<br />

operations<br />

Undocking,<br />

entry, descent<br />

and landing<br />

Surface<br />

operations<br />

Initial orbit<br />

inmediately after<br />

MOI is high<br />

elliptic and has an<br />

inclination of 32<br />

degrees<br />

Entry into Mars<br />

Mars orbit<br />

sphere of<br />

insertion<br />

influence<br />

The final circular<br />

orbit has an<br />

inclination of 32 Orbit insertion Final orbit<br />

degrees and it is at manoeuvre acquisition<br />

an altitude of<br />

500km<br />

Final orbit<br />

acquisition<br />

Earth return<br />

manoeuvre<br />

Undocking of<br />

the MEV from MEV Landing<br />

TV<br />

MEV Landing<br />

Ascent MAV Take off<br />

Rendezvous and<br />

docking<br />

Trans-Earth<br />

Injection<br />

Orbit insertion<br />

for rendezvous<br />

Orbit insertion<br />

manoeuvre<br />

MAV Take off<br />

operations<br />

Orbit insertion<br />

for Rendezvous<br />

Docking with<br />

TV<br />

Trans-Earth<br />

Orbit<br />

Acquisition<br />

Duration<br />

(days)<br />

Less than<br />

2<br />

< 2<br />

553<br />

about<br />

0.125<br />

30<br />

Tasks performed<br />

Stowage of the solar<br />

arrays Capture Burn<br />

Stowage of the solar<br />

panels Capture Burn<br />

Deployment of the solar<br />

arrays, Communications<br />

Exercise/Centrifuge<br />

Maintenance &<br />

housekeeping<br />

Communications,<br />

Navigation<br />

Communications,<br />

Exploration<br />

Communications,<br />

Navigation<br />

about 4<br />

Communications,<br />

Navigation<br />

hours<br />

Stowage of solar panels,<br />

TEI Burn,<br />

Communications,<br />

Navigation<br />

Modules involved<br />

TV MEV ERC<br />

X X X<br />

X X X<br />

X X X<br />

X X X<br />

X<br />

X<br />

X X X<br />

X X<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 72 of 422<br />

Assumptions<br />

1.2 tonnes of waste dropped<br />

before the manoeuvre, first stage<br />

of MOI used and discarded<br />

MEV, ERC hibernating<br />

Second stage of MOI used and<br />

discarded<br />

MEV, ERC hibernating<br />

ERC hibernating<br />

ERC hibernating<br />

Sample collection, handling and<br />

transported into the MAV<br />

(planetary protection)<br />

SHM sealed and left in the<br />

surface<br />

Sample transfer from MAV to<br />

TV, MAV discarded after<br />

docking, ERC hibernating<br />

3 tonnes of waste dropped<br />

before the manoeuvre, TEI stage<br />

used and discarded<br />

ERC hibernating

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