Introduction
Transfer
Calculations
Launch
Windows
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Trajectory
Launch Windows These dates are only correct to with in about a week because leap years were neglected and times were rounded in the calculations. However, this is an acceptable range of error for the purposes of long range planning since a launch any time within a couple of weeks of these dates would work. The trajectory could be slightly altered with in that span so that the spacecraft still reached its destination. |
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Comments and questions to mission2004-students@mit.edu Last updated: 10 December, 2000 |