Mission Description

• Launch from Earth on Julian date 2455123.5 (Oct 19,2009) -- fixed
• Flyby Mars on Julian date 2455303.5 (Apr 17,2010) -- fixed
• Rendezvous Vesta on Julian date 2455643.5 (Mar 23, 2011) -- fixed
• Initial mass:  515.0 kg (fixed)
• Launch V∞ magnitude:  3.18 km/s (fixed)
• Launch V∞ direction is free
• Propulsion Model:  Electric Engine G (1 Engine)
• Power Model: apsa1 solar array, P0 = 10.0 kW, Psc = 0
• Objective function:  final mass
• Originally modeled using SEPTOP

Additional Mission Options

A. Same as Reference Case 4 but use launch vehicle no. 32 – Delta 7326-9.5.
B. Same as Reference Case 4a except now the launch V∞ magnitude is free.
C. Same as Reference Case 4b except now the launch date is free.).

Input/Output files

Copernicus20060310.zip (download)

MALTO4_2_5.zip (download)

Mystic9_0_0.zip (download)

SEPTOP11_136.zip (download)

All Reference Case 4: Earth - Mars flyby - Vesta Rendezvous Files (download zip)