• DocumentCode
    3510374
  • Title

    MESSENGER - A Highly Constrained Mission to the Innermost Planet

  • Author

    Paul, Michael V. ; Finnegan, Eric J.

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    1-8 March 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) is a NASA Discovery Program mission to the Sun´s closest neighbor. Launched on August 3, 2004, the spacecraft must fly in a cruise trajectory for almost seven years, circling the Sun 15 times and traveling approximately five billion miles before finally achieving orbit around Mercury.
  • Keywords
    Mercury (planet); space research; space vehicles; MESSENGER; MErcury Surface Space ENvironment GEochemistry Ranging; Mercury surface; NASA Discovery Program mission; constrained mission; innermost planet; space environment; Earth; Gold; Mercury (planets); Optical arrays; Physics; Planets; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Sun; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace Conference, 2008 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • ISSN
    1095-323X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1487-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1095-323X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2008.4526262
  • Filename
    4526262
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3510374