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the_sky_calls) wrote2024-03-30 04:09 pm
the_sky_calls) wrote2024-03-30 04:09 pm
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Orbital Survey sat to Duna
Before sending my crewed mission to Duna to investigate the “mysterious signal”, I’m going to use the launch window to send an Orbital Survey craft to not only build a map but also to be a communications relay.
After the previous series of dV hungry launches to Jool and Moho, needing only 2,004 m/s of delta-V for the transfer and orbit is going to be an absolute piece of cake in comparison.
Mission Designation : SCAN-10
Rocket Model : EchoStar D-I
Total delta-V (to orbit) : 6,793m/s (2,444 m/s)
Surface TWR : 1.252
Total Mass (to orbit) : 42.79 t (1.086 t)
Dry Mass : 9.29 t
Part Count : 20
Height : 15.93 m
Width : 5.5 m
Length : 5.5 t
Mission Objectives : Orbit and scan Duna
The ejection burn goes off without a hitch and I am able to get an intercept with the north end of Duna’s sphere of influence. I will need a tiny mid course correction to pull the trajectory down to get a close flyby. Tiny, like 19 m/s.
After the previous series of dV hungry launches to Jool and Moho, needing only 2,004 m/s of delta-V for the transfer and orbit is going to be an absolute piece of cake in comparison.
Mission Designation : SCAN-10
Rocket Model : EchoStar D-I
Total delta-V (to orbit) : 6,793m/s (2,444 m/s)
Surface TWR : 1.252
Total Mass (to orbit) : 42.79 t (1.086 t)
Dry Mass : 9.29 t
Part Count : 20
Height : 15.93 m
Width : 5.5 m
Length : 5.5 t
Mission Objectives : Orbit and scan Duna
The ejection burn goes off without a hitch and I am able to get an intercept with the north end of Duna’s sphere of influence. I will need a tiny mid course correction to pull the trajectory down to get a close flyby. Tiny, like 19 m/s.