ICE / ISEE-3, First comet encounter September 1985 |
ICE / ISEE-3, First comet encounter September 1985 |
Guest_PhilCo126_* |
Jan 24 2007, 06:43 PM
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Any weblinks where we can learn something about the where-abouts of ICE/ISEE ( International Comet Explorer / International Sun Earth Explorer ) as the craft was expected to return to Earth in 2014?
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Guest_PhilCo126_* |
Feb 14 2008, 08:01 PM
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Indeed the multiple lunar flybys (5 in total in 1983) were needed to establish the transfer trajectory towards comet Giacobini-Zinner. (closest approach 7800 kilometers on 11th September 1985)
The spacecraft even flew 0.2 AU on the Sunward side of comet Halley on 28th March 1986. Funny note: NASA has donated the spacecraft to the National Air & Space Museum if it could be captured/recovered during the Earth flyby in the year 2014 |
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