Hayabusa - The Return To Earth, The voyage home |
Hayabusa - The Return To Earth, The voyage home |
Nov 28 2005, 03:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 17-March 05 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 209 |
...starting a new thread for Hayabusa's sampling feedback and the return voyage.
After its nail-biting success in November, will there be enough fuel for the Falcon to make it home? -------------------- --O'Dave
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Dec 16 2005, 04:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1636 Joined: 9-May 05 From: Lima, Peru Member No.: 385 |
Example for Hayabusa return starting in June 2007
Hayabusa leaving 2007 to Earth 2010 New trajectory (red line) leaving Itokawa vicinity in spring of 2007, returning to Earth in June of 2010 is shown here. The Xenon gas consumption meets the current amount that remains. There will be some strategy needed and left for the operational discussion on how the attitude is protected against unexpected disturbance. Interpreting the above picture, in the year 2007, Hayabusa will leave Itokawa by orbiting around to Itokawa before taking the orbit around the Sun in the clockwise. The Earth will orbit in counter-clockwise around the Sun. See the red line which is the proyected return home in 2007. The blue line is the proposed route to home in this year. The question is why Hayabusa will make a small loop in the half way of orbit? (see on the left side) Rodolfo |
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