Acta Astronautica Notebooks

Uranus Orbiter and Probe

Jupyter Notebooks associated with Girija (2022), A Flagship-class Uranus Orbiter and Probe Mission Concept using Aerocapture, Acta Astronautica, Vol. 202, pp. 104-118. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2022.10.005

• Section 01 - Literature Survey
• Section 02 - Mission Requirements
• Section 03 - Tradespace Exploration
• Section 04 - Approach Trajectory and Entry State
• Section 05 - Aerocapture Entry Corridor and Limiting Trajectories
• Section 06 - Effect of Atmospheric Uncertainties
• Section 07 - Guidance Scheme
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - A - 3X Higher EFPA uncertainty
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - B - 3X Lower EFPA uncertainty
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - C - 5X Higher atm uncertainty
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - D - 5X Lower atm uncertainty
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - E - lower lift-to-drag ratio
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - F - higher lift-to-drag ratio
• Section 08 - Performance Analysis - G - stress case
• Section 09 - Probe Delivery
• Section 10 - Flight System Summary