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MISSION PLAN - PDS Small Bodies Node

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Earth<br />

Gravity<br />

Assist<br />

01/15/01<br />

Earth<br />

Return<br />

01/15/06<br />

Comet Wild-2<br />

Orbit<br />

Launch<br />

02/06/99*<br />

3<br />

Loop 1<br />

Loops<br />

2 & 3<br />

Earth<br />

Orbit<br />

A<br />

X Ecliptic<br />

J2000<br />

Wild-2<br />

Encounter<br />

01/02/04<br />

V inf =6.1 km/s<br />

Rsun=1.9 AU<br />

R Earth =2.6 AU<br />

4<br />

2<br />

1<br />

B<br />

Heliocentric Loops 1, 2 and 3<br />

Feb 99-Jan 01, -Jul 03, -Jan 06<br />

Interstellar Particle Collection<br />

A-B: Mar-May 00, Jul-Dec 02<br />

Deep Space Maneuvers<br />

1: Mar 2000, 2: Mar 2002<br />

3: Jul 2003, 4: Feb 2004<br />

Interstellar Particle Stream<br />

* First day of launch period.<br />

Figure 2.3-1 STARDUST (E-E-W2-E) Heliocentric Trajectory<br />

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