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6-years to Jupiter (moon) Tour

(W/ only planet-centered portion of entire mission)

The latest iteration of the JIMO mission will be used to define this reference case. 

Callisto to Ganymede to Europa:

NEP Gross Power    190 [KW]  
Isp =  7000[s]
NEP total efficiency = 70
Duty Cycle = 98%

During Europa spiral down portion:

NEP Gross Power    190 [KW]  
NEP total efficiency =    44.0974
Isp =  2280.898900 [s]

Starting State: Science Orbit Around Callisto

JD 2459954.4532  (January  9, 2023 22:52:34)(FIXED)
Initial Mass [kg] =   29505.7978  (FIXED)

Semi-major axis          2503.470677                [km]
Eccentricity                 0.6150127125E-02              
Inclination                    108.9040100               [deg]
Long. Asc. Node         -19.03598938              [deg]
Argument of Peri.        18.38213649               [deg]
True Anomaly              -177.6023427             [deg]

State at Ganymede Science Orbit:

JD 2460538.2549  (August 15, 2024 18: 7: 3)(FIXED)
Mass [kg] = 27724.1897   
Semi-major axis          2734.060425               [km]
Eccentricity                 0.1860901876E-02              
Inclination                    109.7135359              [deg]
Long. Asc. Node         149.8346378              [deg]
Argument of Peri.        -60.70937538            [deg]
True Anomaly              -179.0244771            [deg]

State at Europa Science Orbit:

JD 2460920.2400  (September  1, 2025 17:45:35)(FIXED)
Final Mass [kg] = 25093.3063

Semi-major axis          1665.452543               [km]
Eccentricity                 0.6416612797E-02              
Inclination                    109.0719444              [deg]
Long. Asc. Node         -113.0932876             [deg]
Argument of Peri.        112.8494976              [deg]
True Anomaly              -52.72015937            [deg]

Overall Performance:

Initial Mass [kg] =                    29505.7978  (FIXED)
Final Mass [kg] =                     25093.3063
Propellant Mass [kg] =            4412.4915

TOF [days] =                           965.7868

Originally modeled using Mystic

Input/Output files

Mystic9_0_0.zip (download)