Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist
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Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist was a gravity-assist trajectory sequence using flybys of Venus and Earth to boost the Galileo spacecraft’s speed and adjust its path en route to Jupiter.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VEEGA trajectory | 1 |
| Venus flyby gravity assist | 1 |
| Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist Context triple: [Galileo spacecraft, trajectoryExpansion, Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist]
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Lissajous orbit
A Lissajous orbit is a stable, looping three-dimensional trajectory around a Lagrange point, commonly used by space observatories to maintain a relatively constant position with respect to Earth and the Sun.
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Voyager 2 attitude control system
The Voyager 2 attitude control system is the spacecraft’s subsystem responsible for precisely orienting and stabilizing the probe in space so its instruments and communications antenna remain correctly pointed.
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Pioneer Venus project
The Pioneer Venus project was a NASA mission in the late 1970s that sent an orbiter and multiple probes to study Venus’s atmosphere, surface, and environment in unprecedented detail.
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Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation is a fundamental formula in astronautics that relates a rocket’s change in velocity to its exhaust velocity and the ratio of initial to final mass, forming the basis for modern rocket design and spaceflight calculations.
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E.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist Target entity description: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist was a gravity-assist trajectory sequence using flybys of Venus and Earth to boost the Galileo spacecraft’s speed and adjust its path en route to Jupiter.
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A.
Lissajous orbit
A Lissajous orbit is a stable, looping three-dimensional trajectory around a Lagrange point, commonly used by space observatories to maintain a relatively constant position with respect to Earth and the Sun.
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B.
Voyager 2 attitude control system
The Voyager 2 attitude control system is the spacecraft’s subsystem responsible for precisely orienting and stabilizing the probe in space so its instruments and communications antenna remain correctly pointed.
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C.
Pioneer Venus project
The Pioneer Venus project was a NASA mission in the late 1970s that sent an orbiter and multiple probes to study Venus’s atmosphere, surface, and environment in unprecedented detail.
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D.
Tsiolkovsky rocket equation
The Tsiolkovsky rocket equation is a fundamental formula in astronautics that relates a rocket’s change in velocity to its exhaust velocity and the ratio of initial to final mass, forming the basis for modern rocket design and spaceflight calculations.
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E.
BepiColombo mission
The BepiColombo mission is a joint ESA–JAXA spacecraft mission designed to study the planet Mercury’s composition, magnetic field, and environment through dual orbiters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity assist trajectory
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interplanetary trajectory ⓘ planetary flyby sequence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
VEEGA
ⓘ
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist ⓘ
surface form:
VEEGA trajectory
|
| componentOf | Galileo interplanetary cruise phase ⓘ |
| context | post-Challenger modifications to Galileo launch plan ⓘ |
| designedForAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| developedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| enables |
arrival of Galileo at Jupiter in 1995
ⓘ
delivery of Galileo to Jupiter with available launch vehicle performance ⓘ |
| firstFlybyBody | Venus ⓘ |
| flybyBody |
Earth
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Venus ⓘ |
| includesManeuver |
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Venus flyby gravity assist
first Earth flyby gravity assist ⓘ second Earth flyby gravity assist ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1989-10-18 ⓘ |
| launchMission | STS-34 ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ |
| missionDestination | Jupiter orbit ⓘ |
| missionPhase | pre-Jupiter cruise ⓘ |
| missionType | uncrewed deep-space mission trajectory ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Jet Propulsion Laboratory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Galileo spacecraft
ⓘ
surface form:
Galileo mission
|
| predecessorConcept | direct trajectory to Jupiter using Centaur upper stage ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | increase spacecraft heliocentric velocity ⓘ |
| reasonForUse | inadequate direct-injection energy from Space Shuttle/IUS combination ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
gravity assist
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slingshot maneuver ⓘ |
| relatedMission | Galileo mission to Jupiter ⓘ |
| replaced | direct Jupiter injection plan for Galileo ⓘ |
| scientificOpportunity |
Earth flyby observations
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Venus flyby observations ⓘ |
| secondaryObjective |
adjust trajectory inclination
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reduce required launch energy ⓘ |
| secondFlybyBody | Earth ⓘ |
| spacecraft |
Galileo spacecraft
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surface form:
Galileo atmospheric probe
Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
surface form:
Galileo orbiter
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| targetBody | Jupiter ⓘ |
| thirdFlybyBody | Earth ⓘ |
| timeframe | early 1990s ⓘ |
| trajectoryType |
inner-planet gravity assist sequence
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multi-flyby trajectory ⓘ |
| usedBy | Galileo spacecraft ⓘ |
| usedFor | energy gain from planetary gravity fields ⓘ |
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Subject: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist Description of subject: Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist was a gravity-assist trajectory sequence using flybys of Venus and Earth to boost the Galileo spacecraft’s speed and adjust its path en route to Jupiter.
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