Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2013
Citation:23rd AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, Kauai, Hawaii, February 10-14 2013
Abstract:
The Cassini spacecraft is now in its second Saturn tour extension, the Solstice Mission. By emphasizing propellant preservation over minimizing maneuver cycles, the Cassini Project is meeting the challenge of mission completion in 2017. Since June 2012, 18 of 21 maneuvers were performed to closely maintain the prescribed trajectory, saving downstream propellant. These and other maneuvers during the third year of the Solstice Mission (June 2012 to August 2013) are highlighted in this paper: 31 planned maneuvers targeted to 11 Titan flybys and the last planned Rhea encounter. An assessment of the updated maneuver execution-error models will also be presented.
