crazydevil
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what would be the minimum velocity increment required for a two impulse transfer from earth to mars about the sun??
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Are you asking what would be the velocity for a simple earth - Mars journey? Unmanned, with no time pressure. You could do it over years, decades.
If you didn't have a two firing mission, then lowest energy would be the inter planetary transport network. I think the original NASA proposals had a possible Venus flyby so the direct route may not always be the best one to take.
crazydevil
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yes , im talking about simple earth mars journey with no time pressure based on hoffmans transfer.Neglection the escape velocity of earth, we can assume the unmanned aircraft rotating in earths orbit around the sun.From there , with two velocity increments , it can be transferred to the orbit around mars.If so what would be those velocity increments.(im just doing some theoretical work on the same and would love to have your inputs )
Its been ages since I studied orbital mechanics, I have a feeling its between 3-5.7km/s if you want a single shot from earth orbit. I see a bit of casual googling turns up loads of crap, I can see why your asking. I'll do a journal search at work and have a go at doing a napkin calculation.
PhysicsMan
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Don't be lazy, just wiki "hoffman's transfer" and plug in the numbers, the formula is already there.
Hmm is this a home work question? Lack of context and how it structured implies yes.
If you are after the velocity required with instant velocity (ie unrealistic) then it is a simple application of the Hohman (as the new texts call it) orbit formula which is really just the conservation of energy.
Remember your changing orbits around the sun.
It however isn't the ideal equation to calculate interplanetary travel because it doesn't take in effect all of the factors that realistically happen.
If you are after the velocity required with instant velocity (ie unrealistic) then it is a simple application of the Hohman (as the new texts call it) orbit formula which is really just the conservation of energy.
Remember your changing orbits around the sun.
It however isn't the ideal equation to calculate interplanetary travel because it doesn't take in effect all of the factors that realistically happen.
crazydevil
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.Ive been reading a little bit about interplanetary orbital transfers in MIT opencourse materials and juz want wanted to calculate theoretically the velocity increments needed for the transfer.I did some vague calculations and got first velcoity increment from orbit of earth around the sun to elliptcal orbit around the sun as 2.9km/s and then to an orbit of mars around the sun as 2.6km/sec(talking into consideration only the conservation of energy).But couldnt find any source to verify my answers.Further i want to add practcality into this theoretical speed to arrive at final speed required and would be great if you guyz could help me out
Sandhi Yudha
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Oke boys, today Mars Science Laboratory will land on the surface of Mars. It will be about 2 hours from now.....cant wait until we receive the first data and pictures.....
For more info and updates:
Mars Science Laboratory
For more info and updates:
Mars Science Laboratory
Sandhi Yudha
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Mars Science Laboratory just landed.
(more or less) live at CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News
(more or less) live at CNN.com International - Breaking, World, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News
Its awesome aint it
The mission is for 2 year but if this one can stand up to the 5 years till the reactor runs out it would be awesome and kinda normal. The others were only supposed to last a few months.
Sandhi Yudha
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In just three days two space probes were inserted in orbit into Mars, the American Maven (22 September) and two days later the Indian Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also called Mangalyaan (24 September).
Maven's mission goals include determining how the Martian atmosphere and water, presumed to have once been substantial, were lost over time.
MOM has two objectives, first as a technology demonstrator, because its India's first space probe to Mars, and the secondary objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments. A great job done by the Indians, specially if you look to the quite young history of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
NASA's Newest Mars Mission Spacecraft Enters Orbit around Red Planet -- ScienceDaily
India's First Mars Probe Makes Historic Red Planet Arrival
Hopefully these probes can finish their missions and provide us a lot of new information and knowledge.
Maven's mission goals include determining how the Martian atmosphere and water, presumed to have once been substantial, were lost over time.
MOM has two objectives, first as a technology demonstrator, because its India's first space probe to Mars, and the secondary objective is to explore Mars' surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere using indigenous scientific instruments. A great job done by the Indians, specially if you look to the quite young history of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
NASA's Newest Mars Mission Spacecraft Enters Orbit around Red Planet -- ScienceDaily
India's First Mars Probe Makes Historic Red Planet Arrival
Hopefully these probes can finish their missions and provide us a lot of new information and knowledge.
that's a job well done by the Indians
Ananda
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Yes, just visit some other forums where many comments either thrashing Indian achievements or just questioning why a 'poor' third world nation (neglecting India economy size), put so much money on this space program , not on social and poverty eradication.
This is great achievements for India, why some people simply can not accept that, is beyond me. They manage to send Mars orbiter for the first time and first try, with much cheaper budget than everybody else Mars budget. If that not great achievements for some people, then I don't know what to say.
This is great achievements for India, why some people simply can not accept that, is beyond me. They manage to send Mars orbiter for the first time and first try, with much cheaper budget than everybody else Mars budget. If that not great achievements for some people, then I don't know what to say.
Good! Now the ISRO can beg their officials for funds for more missions to Mars (ignoring potentially more productive mission areas) every two years (coincidentally, just within those officials' re-election pattern) just like NASA does./cynicism
Though, honestly, good on the ISRO and kudos for their accomplishment.
Though, honestly, good on the ISRO and kudos for their accomplishment.
Sandhi Yudha
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NASA's InSight spacecraft was launched on 5 Mei.
News | NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Study How Mars Was Made
NASA’s Mars InSight Mission Launches for Six-Month Journey
The plan is, is that InSight will land on Mars on 26 November 2018.
Here a Dutch article about a Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstrator, with video.
NASA wil met helikopter naar Mars
News | NASA, ULA Launch Mission to Study How Mars Was Made
NASA’s Mars InSight Mission Launches for Six-Month Journey
The plan is, is that InSight will land on Mars on 26 November 2018.
Here a Dutch article about a Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstrator, with video.
NASA wil met helikopter naar Mars
Sandhi Yudha
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The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Schiaparelli lander were launched on 14 March 2016. In october 2016 the TGO entered Martian orbit, sadly the Schiaparelli lander crashed on Mars after collecting 600Mb of data.
The second part of the ExoMars programme was planned to be launched in July 2020, but the bad news is that the launch is postponed until 2022.
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The second part of the ExoMars programme was planned to be launched in July 2020, but the bad news is that the launch is postponed until 2022.
ExoMars Rosalind Franklin: Rover mission delayed until 2022
Europe and Russia decide to postpone their mission to search for life on the Red Planet.
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Sandhi Yudha
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The Emirates Mars Missions is a planned Mars orbiting mission. The launch of the Hope space probe is scheduled during a launch window starting from 14 July 2020.
www.mhi.com
www.emiratesmarsmission.ae
The lauch was initially planned for yesterday 14 july, but because of bad weather, moved backwards to friday 17 july 2020. Slecht weer vertraagt ambitieuze Marsmissie Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Global Website | Launch Schedule of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 42 (H-IIA F42) which carries aboard the Hope
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries hereby announces the launch schedule of the H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 42 (H-IIA F42) which carries aboard the Emirates Mars
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The Hope Probe will be the first probe to provide a complete picture of the Martian atmosphere and its layers when it reaches the red planet's orbit in 2021. It will help answer key questions about the global Martian atmosphere and the loss of hydrogen and oxygen gases into space over the span...
www.emiratesmarsmission.ae
The lauch was initially planned for yesterday 14 july, but because of bad weather, moved backwards to friday 17 july 2020. Slecht weer vertraagt ambitieuze Marsmissie Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
Sandhi Yudha
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On 2020-07-20 6:58:14 local Japanese Standard Time (2020-07-19 21:58:14 GMT) the United Arab Emirates al Amal (Hope) mars probe was launched with a H-IIA rocket from LP-1 Tanegashima, Japan.
nos.nl
Lift off at 18:10.
Emiraten lanceren marssonde vanuit Japan
Vanaf begin volgend jaar gaat de sonde metingen verrichten aan de atmosfeer van Mars.
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Lift off at 18:10.
Sandhi Yudha
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After UAE's al-Amal, two more mars probes will be sent to Mars this month: the chinese Tianwen-1 (planned for 23 juli) and the american Mars 2020, includes the Perseverance rover with a planned launch on 30 July 2020 at 11:50 UTC.
The Tianwen-1 will be the second one this year, and it seems it will be very soon, maybe even tomorrow.
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The Tianwen-1 will be the second one this year, and it seems it will be very soon, maybe even tomorrow.
Mysterieuze Marsmissie China aanstaande? Foto's van raket doen vermoeden van wel
Chinese ruimtemissies zijn vaak omgeven met mysterie. "Pas als het lukt, zullen we er van alles over horen."
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Sandhi Yudha
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China's Tianwen-1 Mars rover rockets away from Earth
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
Media captionCheers could be heard as China's big Long March 5 rocket sent the Tianwen-1 mission on its way
China has launched its first rover mission to Mars.
The six-wheeled robot, encapsulated in a protective probe, was lifted off Earth by a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan Island at 12:40 local time (04:40 GMT).
It should arrive in orbit around the Red Planet in February.
Called Tianwen-1, or "Questions to Heaven", the rover won't actually try to land on the surface for a further two to three months.
This wait-and-see strategy was used successfully by the American Viking landers in the 1970s. It will allow engineers to assess the atmospheric conditions on Mars before attempting what will be a hazardous descent.
Tianwen-1 is one of three missions setting off to Mars in the space of 11 days.
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its Hope satellite towards the Red Planet. And in a week from now, the US space agency (Nasa) aims to despatch its next-generation rover, Perseverance
Complete article at China's Mars rover rockets away from Earth
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
- 23 July 2020
Media captionCheers could be heard as China's big Long March 5 rocket sent the Tianwen-1 mission on its way
China has launched its first rover mission to Mars.
The six-wheeled robot, encapsulated in a protective probe, was lifted off Earth by a Long March 5 rocket from the Wenchang spaceport on Hainan Island at 12:40 local time (04:40 GMT).
It should arrive in orbit around the Red Planet in February.
Called Tianwen-1, or "Questions to Heaven", the rover won't actually try to land on the surface for a further two to three months.
This wait-and-see strategy was used successfully by the American Viking landers in the 1970s. It will allow engineers to assess the atmospheric conditions on Mars before attempting what will be a hazardous descent.
Tianwen-1 is one of three missions setting off to Mars in the space of 11 days.
On Monday, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its Hope satellite towards the Red Planet. And in a week from now, the US space agency (Nasa) aims to despatch its next-generation rover, Perseverance
Complete article at China's Mars rover rockets away from Earth