MAVEN: Science Orbit
This visualization shows how the MAVEN spacecraft orbit changes as it progresses from the initial, highly elliptical entry orbit to a somewhat less elliptical orbit and finally to the science orbit.
MAVEN's orbit transitions from the insertion orbit to a tighter science orbit
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
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Animators
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
- Ernie Wright (USRA)
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Producer
- Dan Gallagher (USRA)
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Scientists
- David Folta (NASA/GSFC)
- Bruce Jakosky (LASP)
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Project support
- Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
Release date
This page was originally published on Thursday, September 4, 2014.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 12:04 AM EDT.
Series
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DE421 (JPL DE421)
ID: 752Planetary ephemerides
This dataset can be found at: http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?ephemerides#planets
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GSFC Flight Dynamics Facility Ephemeris
ID: 812
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